12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:12
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 12
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Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singulara manאִ֭ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwho is wiseחָכָ֣םH2450Adjective - masculine singularin his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוH5869Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singularThere is more hopeתִּקְוָ֖הH8615Noun - feminine singularfor a foolלִכְסִ֣ילH3684Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularthan for himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃H4480Preposition | third person masculine singular