Proverbs 29:20 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 29:20 MSG (The Message)
Observe the people who always talk before they think— even simpletons are better off than they are.
Proverbs 29:20 KJV (King James Version)
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:20 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:20 NCV (New Century Version)
Do you see people who speak too quickly? There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
Proverbs 29:20 ASV (American Standard Version)
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 29:20 NIV (New International Version)
Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Proverbs 29:20 NKJV (New King James Version)
Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:20 AMP (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.
Proverbs 29:20 NLT (New Living Translation)
There is more hope for a fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Proverbs 29:20 TPT (The Passion Translation)
There’s only one kind of person who is worse than a fool: the impetuous one who speaks without thinking first.
Proverbs 29:20 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.