Proverbs:26 Parallel Bible - KJV BAS |
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| Proverbs 26:1 | As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. | Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish. |
| Proverbs 26:2 | As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. | As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause. |
| Proverbs 26:3 | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. | A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish. |
| Proverbs 26:4 | Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. | Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him. |
| Proverbs 26:5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. | Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself. |
| Proverbs 26:6 | He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. | He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage. |
| Proverbs 26:7 | The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. | The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish. |
| Proverbs 26:8 | As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. | Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord. |
| Proverbs 26:9 | As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. | Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man. |
| Proverbs 26:10 | The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. | Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink. |
| Proverbs 26:11 | As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. | Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again. |
| Proverbs 26:12 | Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. | Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him. |
| Proverbs 26:13 | The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. | The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. |
| Proverbs 26:14 | As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. | A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed. |
| Proverbs 26:15 | The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. | The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him. |
| Proverbs 26:16 | The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. | The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense. |
| Proverbs 26:17 | He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. | He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by. |
| Proverbs 26:18 | As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, | As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death, |
| Proverbs 26:19 | So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? | So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport? |
| Proverbs 26:20 | Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. | Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended. |
| Proverbs 26:21 | As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. | Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started. |
| Proverbs 26:22 | The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. | The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach. |
| Proverbs 26:23 | Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. | Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste. |
| Proverbs 26:24 | He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; | With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him; |
| Proverbs 26:25 | When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. | When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils: |
| Proverbs 26:26 | Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. | Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people. |
| Proverbs 26:27 | Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. | He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again. |
| Proverbs 26:28 | A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. | A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling. |
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