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Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 26 . 1
1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.TOSKProverbs 26:1
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2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.TOSKProverbs 26:2
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!TOSKProverbs 26:3
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4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.TOSKProverbs 26:4
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.TOSKProverbs 26:5
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6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.TOSKProverbs 26:6
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7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.TOSKProverbs 26:7
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8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.TOSKProverbs 26:8
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9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.TOSKProverbs 26:9
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10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.TOSKProverbs 26:10
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11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:11
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12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:12
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13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:13
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14 As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:14
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15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:15
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16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:16
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17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.CProverbs 26:11-17TOSKProverbs 26:17
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18 Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,TOSKProverbs 26:18
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19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”TOSKProverbs 26:19
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20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.TOSKProverbs 26:20
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21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.TOSKProverbs 26:21
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22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.TOSKProverbs 26:22
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23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.TOSKProverbs 26:23
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24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.TOSKProverbs 26:24
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25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.TOSKProverbs 26:25
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26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.TOSKProverbs 26:26
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27 He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.TOSKProverbs 26:27
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28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.TOSKProverbs 26:28