Proverbs

Proverbs 26:12

¹²Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you see	רָאִ֗יתָ	rā·’î·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
a man	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who is wise	חָכָ֣ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
in his own eyes	בְּעֵינָ֑יו	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
There is more hope	תִּקְוָ֖ה	tiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord
for a fool	לִכְסִ֣יל	liḵ·sîl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
than for him	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.