Proverbs 29:20
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
In context
18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
20 Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
21 A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
22 An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Proverbs 29:20 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- KJV King James Version
- Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- WEB World English Bible
- Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.