Proverbs 12:15

“The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes, etc.] Whether it be the way of open profaneness, or self-righteousness, it appears to him to be the right way; it seems to him a very plain one, and he finds it pleasant; and, trusting to carnal sense, corrupt reason, and a false judgment, and having a high opinion of himself and his own knowledge, never asks after the right way, nor takes the advice of others; but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise; that asks advice and takes it of such who are men of age and experience, men of longer standing, and are wiser than himself; who consults the word of God about the right way of walk, worship, and salvation, and makes the testimonies of God the…”

“The way . . . eyes--The fool is self-conceited (compare Pro 12:1; Pro 1:32; Pro 10:17; Jam 3:17).”

“Hearkeneth - That distrusts his own judgments, and seeks counsel from others. Proverbs 12:16”

“12:15 Fools fail to realize what the wise know—that listening is the way to learn.”

“way: Pro 3:7, Pro 14:16, Pro 16:2, Pro 16:25, Pro 26:12, Pro 26:16, Pro 28:11, Pro 30:12; Luk 18:11; Gal 6:3 but: Pro 1:5, Pro 9:9, Pro 19:20; Ecc 4:13; Jer 38:15-28 Proverbs 12:16”

“15 The way of the fool is right in his own eyes, But the wise listeneth to counsel. Other proverbs, like Pro 16:2, say that generally the judgment of a man regarding his character does not go beyond a narrow subjectivity; but there are objective criteria according to which a man can prove whether the way in which he walks is right; but the fool knows not other standard than his own opinion, and however clearly and truly one may warn him that the way which he has chosen is the wrong way and leads to a false end, yet he obstinately persists; (Note: Vid., kindred proverbs by Carl Schulze, Die bibl. Sprichwrter der deutschen Sprache (1860), p. 50, and M. C. Wahl's Das Sprichwort in der…”