Proverbs - Chapter 26 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
  • 2. Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
  • 3. You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
  • 4. If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.
  • 5. Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
  • 6. If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.
  • 7. A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.
  • 8. Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
  • 9. A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.
  • 10. An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.
  • 11. A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
  • 12. The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.
  • 13. Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of ? Lions?
  • 14. Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.
  • 15. Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.
  • 16. A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.
  • 17. Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.
  • 18. Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.
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  • 20. Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, quarreling stops.
  • 21. Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
  • 22. Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
  • 23. Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
  • 24. A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words.
  • 25. They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate.
  • 26. He may disguise his hatred, but everyone will see the evil things he does.
  • 27. People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
  • 28. You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.
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