Proverbs 26:12
“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Cross-References
“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.”
“For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.”
“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”
“For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”
“Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”