Proverbs 26:16

26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation ¹ 

than seven people who respond with good sense. ² 

Isaiah 5:21

5:21 Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, ³ 

those who think they possess understanding. ⁴ 

Romans 11:25

11:25 For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, ⁵  so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel ⁶  until the full number ⁷  of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:16

12:16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. ⁸  Do not be conceited. ⁹ 

[26:16]  ¹ tn Heb “in his eyes.” The lazy person thinks that he has life all figured out and has chosen the wise course of action – but he is simply lazy. J. H. Greenstone says, for example, “Much anti-intellectualism may be traced to such rationalization for laziness” (Proverbs, 269).

[26:16]  ² tn The term means “taste; judgment.” The related verb means “to taste; to perceive,” that is, “to examine by tasting,” or examine by experiencing (e.g., Ps 34:9). Here the idea is expressed with the participle in construct, “those returners [of] good sense,” those who answer tastefully, with discretion. Cf. NIV “who (+ can NRSV) answer discreetly.”

[5:21]  ³ tn Heb “Woe [to] the wise in their own eyes.” See the note at v. 8.

[5:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “[who] before their faces are understanding.”

[11:25]  ⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[11:25]  ⁶ tn Or “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”

[11:25]  ⁷ tn Grk “fullness.”

[12:16]  ⁸ tn Or “but give yourselves to menial tasks.” The translation depends on whether one takes the adjective “lowly” as masculine or neuter.

[12:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “Do not be wise in your thinking.”