Proverbs 12:15

Modern

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

Traditional

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

Literal

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, and the one listening to counsel is wise.

Latin

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

Hebrew

English

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

Fools do not understand what wise people know: listening is the key to learning.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 3:7
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
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 19:20
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Proverbs 14:16
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
Proverbs 16:2
All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 16:25
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 9:9
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 1:5
…let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Galatians 6:3
If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Proverbs 21:2
All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
Proverbs 26:16
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.