Proverbs 26

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1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. Proverbs 26:1WEB
2 Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest. Proverbs 26:2WEB
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools! Proverbs 26:3WEB
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Proverbs 26:4WEB
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 26:5WEB
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence. Proverbs 26:6WEB
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Proverbs 26:7WEB
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool. Proverbs 26:8WEB
9 Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Proverbs 26:9WEB
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by. Proverbs 26:10WEB
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly. Proverbs 26:11WEB
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:12WEB
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!” Proverbs 26:13WEB
14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed. Proverbs 26:14WEB
15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. Proverbs 26:15WEB
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion. Proverbs 26:16WEB
17 Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. Proverbs 26:17WEB
18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death, Proverbs 26:18WEB
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?” Proverbs 26:19WEB
20 For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down. Proverbs 26:20WEB
21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife. Proverbs 26:21WEB
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts. Proverbs 26:22WEB
23 Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. Proverbs 26:23WEB
24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart. Proverbs 26:24WEB
25 When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart. Proverbs 26:25WEB
26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Proverbs 26:26WEB
27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him. Proverbs 26:27WEB
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin. Proverbs 26:28WEB

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