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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1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
2Like a fluttering sparrow,
like a darting swallow,
so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
3A whip is for the horse,
a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools!
4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,
lest you also be like him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As one who binds a stone in a sling,
so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10As an archer who wounds all,
so is he who hires a fool
or he who hires those who pass by.
11As a dog that returns to his vomit,
so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion roams the streets!”
14As the door turns on its hinges,
so does the sluggard on his bed.
15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.
He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who answer with discretion.
17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears
is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
20For lack of wood a fire goes out.
Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21As coals are to hot embers,
and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
they go down into the innermost parts.
23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel
are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but he harbors evil in his heart.
25When his speech is charming, don’t believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26His malice may be concealed by deception,
but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it.
Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28A lying tongue hates those it hurts;
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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