Proverbs 29:20
King James Version (KJV)
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
In context
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
Proverbs 29:20 in every translation
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do you see a man who speaks in haste? 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.