Proverbs 12:15

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

Cross References (17)

  • Proverbs 3:7 (15)

    Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Proverbs 26:12 (10)

    Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Proverbs 14:16 (10)

    A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

  • Proverbs 19:20 (10)

    Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

  • Proverbs 14:12 (9)

    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Proverbs 16:25 (9)

    There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

  • Proverbs 16:2 (9)

    All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

  • Proverbs 9:9 (8)

    Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

  • Proverbs 1:5 (8)

    let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

  • Galatians 6:3 (8)

    If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

  • Proverbs 21:2 (6)

    All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

  • Jeremiah 38:15–28 (5)

    “If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen

  • Proverbs 28:11 (5)

    A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

  • Proverbs 30:12 (5)

    There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth.

  • Ecclesiastes 4:13 (5)

    Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

  • Proverbs 26:16 (4)

    The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

  • Luke 18:11 (4)

    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterer