Proverbs:26 Parallel Bible - WLD BAS |
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| Proverbs 26:1 | Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting 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 | Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest. | 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 donkey, And a rod for the back of fools! | A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish. |
| Proverbs 26:4 | Don't answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like 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 eyes. | Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself. |
| Proverbs 26:6 | One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence. | He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking 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 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 one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool. | Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord. |
| Proverbs 26:9 | Like a thornbush that goes 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 | As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by. | Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink. |
| Proverbs 26:11 | As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats 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 | Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for 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 sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams 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 turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. | A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on 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 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 eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion. | The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense. |
| 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 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 | Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death, | As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death, |
| Proverbs 26:19 | Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?" | 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 | For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down. | Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended. |
| Proverbs 26:21 | As coals are to hot embers, 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 whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts. | 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 | Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. | Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste. |
| Proverbs 26:24 | A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart. | With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him; |
| Proverbs 26:25 | When his speech is charming, don't believe him; 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 | His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. | Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people. |
| Proverbs 26:27 | Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on 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 hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works 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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