Proverbs 26

Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

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Proverbs 26:2

Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

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Proverbs 26:3

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

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Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

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Proverbs 26:6

Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

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damage or , violence

Proverbs 26:7

Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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not equal Heb. lifted up

Proverbs 26:8

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

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bindeth a stone in a sling Heb. putteth a precious stone in a heap of stones , This probably refers , as Coverdale understands it , to the custom of throwing a stone to the heap under which a criminal was buried. So the Vulgate , Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii; ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem , "As he who throws a stone to Mercury's heap , so is he who gives honour to a fool." Mercury was a heathen god of highways; and stones were erected in different parts to guide the traveller . hence those lines of Dr. Young , Death stands like Mercuries in every way;

And kindly points us to our journey's end."

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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Proverbs 26:10

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

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The great etc. or , A great man grieveth all; and he hireth the fool , he hireth also the transgressors.

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

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returneth to his folly Heb. iterateth his folly

Proverbs 26:12

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Proverbs 26:13

The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

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Proverbs 26:14

As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.

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Proverbs 26:15

The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

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it grieveth him or , he is weary

Proverbs 26:16

The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

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Proverbs 26:17

Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

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meddleth or , is enraged

Proverbs 26:18

Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,

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firebrands Heb. flames , or sparks

Proverbs 26:19

so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”

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Proverbs 26:20

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

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Where no wood is Heb. Without wood

talebearer or , whisperer

ceaseth Heb. is silent

Proverbs 26:21

Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

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Proverbs 26:22

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

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innermost parts Heb. chambers

Proverbs 26:23

Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

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Proverbs 26:24

A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

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dissembleth or , is known

Proverbs 26:25

When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.

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Proverbs 26:26

Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

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Proverbs 26:27

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

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Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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