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Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

KJV

Via stulti recta in oculis ejus ; qui autem sapiens est audit consilia.

Vulgate

ὁδοὶ ἀφρόνων ὀρθαὶ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν, εἰσακούει δὲ συμβουλίας σοφός.

LXX

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

ASV

דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱ֭וִיל יָשָׁ֣ר בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖עַ לְ/עֵצָ֣ה חָכָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱוִ֣יל
'vyl
adjective · 26×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יָּשָׁ֖ר
yshr
adjective · 114×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
עֲצַ֥ת
'tst
verb · 90×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 4:13 — Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
  • Gal 6:3 — For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
  • Jer 38:15 — Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me?
  • Judg 17:6 — In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
  • Luke 18:11 — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
  • Prov 1:5 — A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
  • Prov 3:7 — Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
  • Prov 9:9 — Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 13:10 — Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
  • Prov 14:12 — There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 14:12 — There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 14:16 — A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
  • Prov 16:2 — All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
  • Prov 16:25 — There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 16:25 — There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Prov 19:20 — Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
  • Prov 19:20 — Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
  • Prov 21:2 — Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
  • Prov 26:12 — Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
  • Prov 26:16 — The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
  • Prov 26:16 — The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
  • Prov 28:11 — The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
  • Prov 30:12 — There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.