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Proverbs 26:12

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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רָאִ֗יתָraitaseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אִ֭ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…חָכָ֣םchakhamwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).בְּעֵינָ֑יוbeeynayvin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…תִּקְוָ֖הtiqvahexpectationתִּקְוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “expectation”, the ordinary formH8615literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancyexpectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.לִכְסִ֣ילlikhsilto foolכְּסִילpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).מִמֶּֽנּוּmimenvfromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

World English Bible

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Darby Translation

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Douay-Rheims

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I have seen a man who seemed to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶδον ἄνδρα δόξαντα παρʼ αὐτῷ σοφὸν εἶναι, ἐλπίδα μέντοι ἔσχε μᾶλλον ἄφρων αὐτοῦ.