Proverbs 26:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.”
תִּקְוָה
Hope, expectation. Tiqvah. A cord stretched taut with expectation. The same word as the scarlet cord Rahab hung from her window. God gives you a cord to hold.
רָאָה
you see
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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מִן
more than/ him
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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חָכָם
wise
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חָכָם
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
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