| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1825 - 270 pages
...wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Open rebuke is better than secret love. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of him. He that is slow to anger, is better than the mighty ; and he that ruleth his spirit, than... | |
| Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 1068 pages
...[sluggards, and busy Mitt. 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, 50 a tool returneth to his folly. 12 1 King* ii. Iti. Ver. 1 1 . Thf /.orrf Anf A tu orn.— S?* 2 Sara. \\\ than of him. 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way ; a lion is in the streets. 14 As... | |
| William Carpenter - Bible - 1825 - 698 pages
...is not good to eat much honey ; so far men to searcb their own glory is not glory, xiv. Í7. Sees t thou a man wise in his own conceit ! there is more hope of a fool tiran of him, xxvi. 12. At the same tine came the disciples unto JesuĞ, saying, Who is the greatest... | |
| John Milton - Theology, Doctrinal - 1825 - 472 pages
...every way of a man is right in his own eyes ; but Jehovah pondereth the hearts.' xxvi. 12. ' sccst thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.' xxviii. 26. ' he that trusteth in his own way is a fool ; but whoso walketh wisely he... | |
| Theology - 1825 - 312 pages
...it that our brethren may know what is going on abroad as well as at home. "Seest thou a man that is wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him." Prov. xxvi. 12. "Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall... | |
| 1825 - 600 pages
...into the kingdom of heaven more readily than the Sadducee, — and that with. regard to a .man who is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope of a fool than of him. In support of the justice of this observation, we may adduce the following remarks from... | |
| 1826 - 1036 pages
...rewardeth transgressors. i 11 As a dog returnelh to his vomit, eo a fool returnelh to his follv. Jfc 12 thanks at the r*meĞihrance of bis holiness. £6 For his anger auluretk than of him. / 13 The slothful man saith, There ts a lion in the way ; a lion is in the streets. 14... | |
| Lindley Murray, John Walker - Children - 1826 - 314 pages
...wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Open rebuke' is better than secret love. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of him. He that hath pity on the poor, lendeth to the Lord ; that which he hath given, will he... | |
| Literary gems - 1826 - 718 pages
...censure or to praise— which spurns advice, and is impatient of control'* Seest thou a man who is wise in his own conceit ? There is more hope of a fool than of him." He who, from natural dulness, is insensible to praise or blame, will never rise to eminence... | |
| Abigail F. Mott - Child rearing - 1827 - 144 pages
...sensible persons : and, in youth, to blast the prospects of future improvement and usefulness.—" Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit; there is more hope of a fool than of him." In relating what has happened, omit every circumstance that is not material. Neither... | |
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