◄ Proverbs 26 ►
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
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]4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison.
7[an error occurred while processing this directive]7Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13A sluggard says, "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16[an error occurred while processing this directive]16A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19is one who deceives their neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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