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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1 LIKE SNOW in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool. [Isa. 32:6.]
2 Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, so the causeless curse does not alight. [Num. 23:8.]
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a [straight, slender] rod for the backs of [self-confident] fools.
4 Answer not a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes and conceit. [Matt. 16:1-4; 21:24-27.]
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage. [Prov. 13:17.]
7 Like the legs of a lame man which hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool.
10 [But] like an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or chance passers-by.
11 As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him. [Prov. 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom. 12:16; Rev. 3:17.]
13 The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets! [Prov. 22:13.]
14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man [move not from his place] upon his bed.
15 The slothful and self-indulgent buries his hand in his bosom; it distresses and wearies him to bring it again to his mouth. [Prov. 19:24.]
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes and conceit than seven men who can render a reason and answer discreetly.
17 He who, passing by, stops to meddle with strife that is none of his business is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
18 Like a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor and then says, Was I not joking? [Eph. 5:4.]
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases.
21 As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife. [Prov. 15:18; 29:22.]
22 The words of a whisperer or slanderer are like dainty morsels or words of sport [to some, but to others are like deadly wounds]; and they go down into the innermost parts of the body [or of the victim's nature].
23 Burning lips [uttering insincere words of love] and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel covered with the scum thrown off from molten silver [making it appear to be solid silver].
24 He who hates pretends with his lips, but stores up deceit within himself.
25 When he speaks kindly, do not trust him, for seven abominations are in his heart.
26 Though his hatred covers itself with guile, his wickedness shall be shown openly before the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit [for another man's feet] shall fall into it himself, and he who rolls a stone [up a height to do mischief], it will return upon him. [Ps. 7:15, 16; 9:15; 10:2; 57:6; Prov. 28:10; Eccl. 10:8.]
28 A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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