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| The Book of Proverbs 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| The Darby Online Bible (DBY) | ||||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:1 | As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:2 | As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:3 | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:4 | 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:6 | He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:7 | The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:8 | As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:9 | [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:10 | A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:11 | As a dog turneth back to its vomit, [so] a fool repeateth his folly. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:12 | Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:13 | The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets! | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:14 | [As] the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:15 | The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:16 | A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven [men] that answer discreetly. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:17 | He that passing by vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, is [like] one that taketh a dog by the ears. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:18 | As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:19 | so is a man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am I not in sport? | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:20 | Where no wood is, the fire goeth out; and where there is no talebearer, the contention ceaseth. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:21 | [As] coals for hot coals, and wood for fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:22 | The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:23 | Ardent lips, and a wicked heart, are [as] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:24 | He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, but he layeth up deceit within him: | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:25 | when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:26 | Though [his] hatred is covered by dissimulation, his wickedness shall be made manifest in the congregation. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:27 | Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:28 | A lying tongue hateth those that are injured by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. | |||||||||||||||
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