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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 29:20
Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Do you see someone who speaks too soon?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see someone who speaks too soon?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Hebrew Names Version
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
King James Version
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
English Standard Version
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New American Standard Bible
Do you see a person who is hasty with his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a person who is hasty with his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Century Version
Do you see people who speak too quickly? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
Do you see people who speak too quickly? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
Amplified Bible
Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]? There is more hope for a [thickheaded] fool than for him.
Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]? There is more hope for a [thickheaded] fool than for him.
World English Bible
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do you behold a man who is hasty in his words?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you behold a man who is hasty in his words?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Berean Standard Bible
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Contemporary English Version
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Complete Jewish Bible
Do you see someone too anxious to speak? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see someone too anxious to speak? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Darby Translation
Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Easy-to-Read Version
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
George Lamsa Translation
When you see a man who is hasty in his words, know that a fool is better than he.
When you see a man who is hasty in his words, know that a fool is better than he.
Good News Translation
There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Lexham English Bible
You see a man who is hasty in his words: there is more hope for a fool than him.
You see a man who is hasty in his words: there is more hope for a fool than him.
Literal Translation
Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than of him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.
Yf thou seyst a man that is haistie to speake vnaduysed, thou mayest trust a foole more then him.
American Standard Version
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Bible in Basic English
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope for a fool than for him.
King James Version (1611)
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a foole then of him.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a foole then of him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
Seest thou a man that is hastie to speake vnaduisedly? there is more hope in a foole then in hym.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.]
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. [He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.]
English Revised Version
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
Thou hast seyn a man swift to speke; foli schal be hopid more than his amendyng.
Update Bible Version
Do you see a man that is in a hurry in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Do you see a man that is in a hurry in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Webster's Bible Translation
Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
New English Translation
Do you see someone who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see someone who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New King James Version
Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Living Translation
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
New Life Bible
Do you see a man who is quick with his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who is quick with his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Revised Standard
Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.
Do you see someone who is hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words, - there is, more hope of a dullard, than of him.
Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words, - there is, more hope of a dullard, than of him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
Hast thou seen a man hasty to speak? folly is rather to be looked for, than his amendment.
Revised Standard Version
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Contextual Overview
20 Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Seest: Proverbs 29:11, Ecclesiastes 5:2, James 1:19
words: or, matters, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 21:5
more: Proverbs 26:12
Reciprocal: Job 20:2 - and for Proverbs 15:28 - the mouth
Cross-References
Genesis 29:6
"Are things well with him?" Jacob continued. "Very well," they said. "And here is his daughter Rachel coming with the flock."
"Are things well with him?" Jacob continued. "Very well," they said. "And here is his daughter Rachel coming with the flock."
Genesis 29:7
Jacob said, "There's a lot of daylight still left; it isn't time to round up the sheep yet, is it? So why not water the flocks and go back to grazing?"
Jacob said, "There's a lot of daylight still left; it isn't time to round up the sheep yet, is it? So why not water the flocks and go back to grazing?"
Hosea 12:12
Are you going to repeat the life of your ancestor Jacob? He ran off guilty to Aram, Then sold his soul to get ahead, and made it big through treachery and deceit. Your real identity is formed through God-sent prophets, who led you out of Egypt and served as faithful pastors. As it is, Ephraim has continually and inexcusably insulted God. Now he has to pay for his life-destroying ways. His Master will do to him what he has done.
Are you going to repeat the life of your ancestor Jacob? He ran off guilty to Aram, Then sold his soul to get ahead, and made it big through treachery and deceit. Your real identity is formed through God-sent prophets, who led you out of Egypt and served as faithful pastors. As it is, Ephraim has continually and inexcusably insulted God. Now he has to pay for his life-destroying ways. His Master will do to him what he has done.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words,.... Swift to speak either before God or men; that takes upon him to speak upon a subject, or return an answer to a question, before he has thoroughly thought of it, and well considered it, and digested what he should say; see Ecclesiastes 5:2; or "hasty in matters" x; in his business; runs rashly and precipitately into things, without duly considering within himself what is right and proper to be done, and without taking the advice of others;
[there is] more hope of a fool than of him; of one that has not the gift of elocution, or not so much sagacity in business, and yet takes time to think, and advises with others.
x אץ בדבריו "praecipitem in negotiis suis", Vatablus, Piscator; "in rebus suis", Mercerus.
