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Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:12
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

רָאִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

  1. רָאִ֗יתָra.'I.ta“you see”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. אִ֭ישׁ'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. חָכָ֣םcha.Kham“wise”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָכָם · “wise” · Strong's H2450
  4. בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Nav“in own eyes his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  5. תִּקְוָ֖הtik.Vah“hope”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּקְוָה · “hope” · Strong's H8615B
  6. לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Sil“[belongs] to a fool”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  7. מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nu“more than him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)