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Selected Verse: Proverbs 26:12 - Strong Concordance

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Pr 26:12 Strong Concordance Seest [07200] thou a man [0376] wise [02450] in his own conceit [05869]? there is more hope [08615] of a fool [03684] than of him.
  King James Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
The self-conceited are taught with more difficulty than the stupid.
 
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7 Wisdom [02454] is too high [07311] for a fool [0191]: he openeth [06605] not his mouth [06310] in the gate [08179].
12 But [1161] when Jesus [2424] heard [191] that, he said [2036] unto them [846], They that be [2192] whole [2480] need [5532] not [3756] a physician [2395], but [235] they that are [2192] sick [2560].
20 Seest [02372] thou a man [0376] that is hasty [0213] in his words [01697]? there is more hope [08615] of a fool [03684] than of him.
29 Seest [02372] thou a man [0376] diligent [04106] in his business [04399]? he shall stand [03320] before [06440] kings [04428]; he shall not stand [03320] before [06440] mean [02823] men.