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

Other Translations of Proverbs 29:20

King James Version

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words words: or, matters? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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.

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.