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