Proverbs:26 Parallel Bible - WLD ASV |
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| Proverbs 26:1 | Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. | As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool. |
| Proverbs 26:2 | Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest. | As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not. |
| Proverbs 26:3 | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools! | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools. |
| Proverbs 26:4 | Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. | Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. |
| Proverbs 26:5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. | Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit. |
| Proverbs 26:6 | One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence. | He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage. |
| Proverbs 26:7 | Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools. | The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| Proverbs 26:8 | As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool. | As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool. |
| Proverbs 26:9 | Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. | [As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. |
| Proverbs 26:10 | As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by. | [As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by. |
| Proverbs 26:11 | As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly. | As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly. |
| Proverbs 26:12 | Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. | Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him. |
| Proverbs 26:13 | The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!" | The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. |
| Proverbs 26:14 | As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. | [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. |
| Proverbs 26:15 | The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. | The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. |
| Proverbs 26:16 | The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion. | The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason. |
| Proverbs 26:17 | Like one who seizes a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. | He that passeth by, [and] vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears. |
| Proverbs 26:18 | Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death, | As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death, |
| Proverbs 26:19 | Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?" | So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport? |
| Proverbs 26:20 | For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down. | For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth. |
| Proverbs 26:21 | As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. | [As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to inflame strife. |
| Proverbs 26:22 | The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts. | The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts. |
| Proverbs 26:23 | Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. | Fervent lips and a wicked heart Are [like] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. |
| Proverbs 26:24 | A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart. | He that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him: |
| Proverbs 26:25 | When his speech is charming, don't believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart: | When he speaketh fair, believe him not; For there are seven abominations in his heart: |
| Proverbs 26:26 | His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. | Though [his] hatred cover itself with guile, His wickedness shall be openly showed before the assembly. |
| Proverbs 26:27 | Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him. | Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him. |
| Proverbs 26:28 | A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin. | A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin. |
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