Linking this verse with Job (where the lesson is that righteous people can be tried even though they have done know wrong) we see that it doesn’t always apply to a curse being applied because of wrongdoing. Sometimes a curse can be applied to a righteous person simply to try them.
“Conceit” means “eyes”. Linking this verse with Proverbs 21:2,Proverbs 21:2XWaiting for response we learn an important lesson from this v.12.Proverbs 26:12XWaiting for response We can see that while every person does what seems good to them, it is an evil thing to think of oneself as “wise in their own eyes”.
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Verses 1-11
Proverbs 26:1-11XWaiting for responseThere are many proverbs warning against fools recorded here. This is insightful so that we know what to avoid.