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Proverbs 29:20
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Proverbs 29:20
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Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
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Proverbs 29:20 in Other Translations
KJV
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Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
ESV
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Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
NLT
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There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
MSG
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Observe the people who always talk before they think - even simpletons are better off than they are.
CSB
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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.
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An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins.
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Proverbs 19:2
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Proverbs 26:12
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James 1:19
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