◄ Proverbs 26 ►
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
3[an error occurred while processing this directive]3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.
4[an error occurred while processing this directive]4Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness or you'll be like him yourself.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5Answer a fool according to his foolishness or he'll become wise in his own eyes.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7[an error occurred while processing this directive]7A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13The slacker says, "There's a lion in the road--a lion in the public square!"
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!
16[an error occurred while processing this directive]16In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven who can answer sensibly.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that's not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19so is the person who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22A gossip's words are like choice food that goes down to one's innermost being.
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23Smooth lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25When he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone--it will come back on him.
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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