Proverbs 29:20
Other Translations of Proverbs 29:20
New International Version
20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
English Standard Version
20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
The Message
20 Observe the people who always talk before they think - even simpletons are better off than they are.
New King James Version
20 Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
New Living Translation
20 There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 29:20
Commentary on Proverbs 29:20
(Read Proverbs 29:20)
When a man is self-conceited, rash, and given to wrangling, there is more hope of the ignorant and profligate.