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Proverbs 26:2 (NIV)

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Proverbs 26:20 (NIV)

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:21 (NIV)

As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.

Proverbs 26:22 (NIV)

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Proverbs 26:23 (NIV)

Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.

Proverbs 26:24 (NIV)

Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.

Proverbs 26:25 (NIV)

Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.

Proverbs 26:26 (NIV)

Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

Proverbs 26:27 (NIV)

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.

Proverbs 26:28 (NIV)

A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 26:1 (NIV)

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

Proverbs 26:3 (NIV)

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 26:4 (NIV)

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.

Proverbs 26:5 (NIV)

Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:6 (NIV)

Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

Proverbs 26:7 (NIV)

Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 (NIV)

Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9 (NIV)

Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:10 (NIV)

Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

Proverbs 26:11 (NIV)

As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

Proverbs 26:12 (NIV)

Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 26:13 (NIV)

A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”

Proverbs 26:14 (NIV)

As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

Proverbs 26:15 (NIV)

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 26:16 (NIV)

A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.