Other translations
American Standard Version
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If you have seen a man that is wise in his own eyes, a fool is more useful than he.
Darby Bible Translation
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
God's Word
Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
International Standard Version
Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.
NET Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New American Standard Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New International Version
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
New Living Translation
There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.
Webster's Bible Translation
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The World English Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
EasyEnglish Bible
Some men think that they are already wise. A fool is more likely to learn something than they are.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!
New Life Version
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The Voice Bible
Have you seen a person who is wise in his own sight? Know that there is more hope for a fool than for him.
Living Bible
There is one thing worse than a fool, and that is a man who is conceited.
New Catholic Bible
Do you know someone who regards himself as wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Christian Standard Bible
Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him.
New Century Version
There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who think they are wise.
The Message
See that man who thinks he’s so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Have you seen a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do you see persons wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them.
Good News Translation®
The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.
Wycliffe Bible
Thou hast seen a man seem wise to himself; an unknowing man shall have hope more than he. (Thou hast seen a person who taketh himself to be wise; but a person without knowledge, yea, a fool, shall have more hope than him.)
Contemporary English Version
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who says, “I'm really smart!”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Do you see people wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Do you see persons wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them.
Common English Bible © 2011
Do you see people who consider themselves wise? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
You see those who are wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them.
New American Standard Bible
Do you see a person wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The Expanded Bible
There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who ·think they are wise [L are wise in their own eyes].
Tree of Life Version
Do you see one wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.
Revised Standard Version
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New International Reader's Version
Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
BRG Bible
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Do you see someone who thinks himself wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him!
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Do you see persons wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for fools than for them.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him.
Names of God Bible
Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Modern English Version
Do you see a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Easy-to-Read Version
People who think they are wise when they are not are worse than fools.
International Children’s Bible
Some people think they are wise. There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
Lexham English Bible
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New International Version - UK
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.