Proverbs 26
26
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
so honor is not seemly for a fool.
2#Nu 23:8; 2Sa 16:12 As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying,
so the curse without cause will not alight.
3#Ps 32:9; Pr 10:13 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the fool’s back.
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
lest you also be like unto him.
5#Pr 28:11; Mt 16:1–4 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6#Pr 10:26 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off the feet and drinks violence.
7#Pr 26:9 The legs of the lame are not equal;
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8#Pr 26:1 As he who binds a stone in a sling,
so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9#Pr 23:35 As a thorn goes into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10The great God who formed all things
rewards the fool and rewards the transgressor.
11#Ex 8:15; 2Pe 2:22 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool returns to his folly.
12#Pr 29:20; Mt 21:31; Pr 26:5 Do you see a man wise in his own conceit?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13#Pr 22:13 The slothful man says, “There is a lion in the way!
A lion is in the streets!”
14As the door turns upon his hinges,
so does the slothful upon his bed.
15#Pr 19:24 The slothful buries his hand in his bowl;
it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth.
16#Pr 26:12 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit
than seven men who can answer reasonably.
17He who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him
is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
18As a madman who casts
firebrands, arrows, and death,
19#Eph 5:4 so is the man who deceives his neighbor,
and says, “I was only joking.”
20#Pr 22:10; 16:28 Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases.
21#Pr 15:18; 29:22 As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22#Pr 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds,
and go down into the innermost parts of the body.
23Burning lips and a wicked heart
are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
24#Pr 12:20 He who hates dissembles with his lips,
and lays up deceit within him;
25#Ps 28:3 when he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart;
26though his hatred is covered by deceit,
his wickedness will be shown before the whole congregation.
27#Pr 28:10; Est 7:10 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.
28#Pr 29:5 A lying tongue hates those who are afflicted by it,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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Proverbs 26
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1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
2As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage. 7The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. 8As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
11As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.
12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
13The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
14 As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed.
15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.
17He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
18As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 19so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport?
20Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth. 21As coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife. 22The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are as an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.
24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him: 25when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart. 26Though his hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation.
27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
28A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.