Proverbs 29:20

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 29:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
ESV
20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
NLT
20 There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
MSG
20 Observe the people who always talk before they think - even simpletons are better off than they are.
CSB
20 Do you see a man who speaks too soon? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 29:20 In-Context

18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words; though they understand, they will not respond.
20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
21 A servant pampered from youth will turn out to be insolent.
22 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Proverbs 19:2; Proverbs 26:12; James 1:19
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