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Proverbs 26 Verses

1 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.
3 A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool's back.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off [his own] feet [and] drinks violence.
7 [Like] the legs of the lame that hang limp [Is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling [Is] he who gives honor to a fool.
9 [Like] a thorn [that] goes into the hand of a drunkard [Is] a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 The great [God] who formed everything Gives the fool [his] hire and the transgressor [his] wages.
11 As a dog returns to his own 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 lazy [man] says, "[There is] a lion in the road! A fierce lion [is] in the streets!"
14 [As] a door turns on its hinges, So [does] the lazy [man] on his bed.
15 The lazy [man] buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The lazy [man is] wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
17 He who passes by [and] meddles in a quarrel not his own [Is like] one who takes a dog by the ears.
18 Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
19 [Is] the man [who] deceives his neighbor, And says, "I was only joking!"
20 Where [there is] no wood, the fire goes out; And where [there is] no talebearer, strife ceases.
21 [As] charcoal [is] to burning coals, and wood to fire, So [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
22 The words of a talebearer [are] like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
23 Fervent lips with a wicked heart [Are like] earthenware covered with silver dross.
24 He who hates, disguises [it] with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself;
25 When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For [there are] seven abominations in his heart;
26 [Though his] hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
28 A lying tongue hates [those who are] crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.
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