Proverbs - Chapter 26 | New International Version

  • 1. Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
  • 2. Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
  • 3. A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
  • 4. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.
  • 5. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
  • 6. Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
  • 7. Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
  • 8. Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
  • 9. Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
  • 10. Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
  • 11. As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
  • 12. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • 13. The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
  • 14. As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
  • 15. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
  • 16. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
  • 17. Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
  • 18. Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows
  • 19. is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
  • 20. Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down.
  • 21. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
  • 22. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.
  • 23. Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
  • 24. A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit.
  • 25. Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
  • 26. His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
  • 27. If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
  • 28. A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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