Proverbs

chapter 26


Chapters:


verse #1

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.


verse #2

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.


verse #3

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


verse #4

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.


verse #5

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


verse #6

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.


verse #7

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.


verse #8

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.


verse #9

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.


verse #10

As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.


verse #11

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.


verse #12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.


verse #13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”


verse #14

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


verse #15

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.


verse #16

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.


verse #17

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.


verse #18

Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,


verse #19

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”


verse #20

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.


verse #21

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.


verse #22

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.


verse #23

Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.


verse #24

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.


verse #25

When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.


verse #26

His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.


verse #27

Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.


verse #28

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

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