Proverbs 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 26:5 warns against letting a fool become wise in his own eyes—directly using the same phrase from the main verse.
Proverbs 26:16 says the sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven sensible men—a direct parallel to the self-conceit theme.
Proverbs 28:11 states a rich man is wise in his own eyes—identical phrasing, reinforcing the danger of self-delusion.
Proverbs 29:20 uses the identical phrase 'more hope for a fool' about the hasty speaker, paralleling the self-wise man's hopelessness.
Proverbs 12:15 states 'The way of a fool is right in his own eyes' — the same idea of self-deception.
Proverbs 30:32 warns against foolishly exalting oneself — the same pride underlying being wise in one's own eyes.
Proverbs 3:7 explicitly says 'Be not wise in your own eyes' — a direct parallel to the warning here.
Proverbs 14:6 says a scoffer seeks wisdom in vain — related to how self-conceit blocks true understanding.
Revelation 3:17 exposes the Laodiceans' self-deception of being rich and needing nothing — the same blindness of self-conceit.
1 Corinthians 3:19 calls worldly wisdom foolishness before God — echoing the same warning against self-conceit here.
Romans 12:16 explicitly commands 'never be wise in your own sight'—a direct New Testament application of the proverb.
In Luke 18:11, the Pharisee's prayer shows him wise in his own eyes—a perfect New Testament example of the proverb.
In John 9:41, Jesus says claiming to see (being wise in one's own eyes) leaves guilt—just as Proverbs warns.
In Romans 1:22, 'claiming to be wise, they became fools' directly captures the self-deception of being wise in one's own eyes.
In Romans 11:25, Paul warns against conceit, directly echoing the folly of being wise in one's own eyes.
Romans 12:3 warns against thinking too highly of oneself, echoing the 'wise in own eyes' warning here.
In Ezekiel 28:5, the king of Tyre's self-made wisdom leads to pride—the same self-conceit that makes a fool hopeless.
1 Corinthians 8:2 says imagining knowledge without true understanding, mirroring the self-conceit here.
2 Corinthians 10:12 condemns self-comparison without understanding, similar to the self-deception here.
Galatians 6:3 directly says thinking oneself something when nothing is self-deception, identical warning.
1 Timothy 6:4 describes the conceited who understand nothing, matching the wise-in-own-eyes.
Isaiah 5:21 pronounces woe on those wise in their own eyes — a direct parallel to the same self-conceit.
In Luke 11:35, the warning that light within not be darkness echoes the danger of self-perceived wisdom blinding one.
1 Corinthians 3:18 warns against self-deception about wisdom, urging becoming a fool to be truly wise—a related contrast to self-conceit.
In Matthew 6:23, darkness from an unhealthy eye parallels being wise in one's own eyes—spiritual blindness from self-deception.