Popular Bible Verses from Proverbs 26

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If someone asks you a silly question, do not give him a silly answer. Be careful that you do not become as silly as he is. If someone asks you a silly question, give him a silly answer. Then he will know that he is not as wise as he thinks he is.

A sick dog goes back to eat what it could not keep in its stomach. A fool goes back and makes the same mistakes again.

Without wood, a fire stops burning. When people do not tell their friends' secrets, quarrels stop.

If a man digs a deep hole as a trap, he will fall into it himself. If a man pushes a stone to fall on someone, it will fall back on him.

Some men think that they are already wise. A fool is more likely to learn something than they are.

When strangers are arguing, only a fool joins the argument. It would be better if he took hold of a wild dog's ears!