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| The Book of Proverbs 26 | ||||||||||||||||
| The World English Online Bible (WLD) | ||||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:1 | Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:2 | Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:3 | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:6 | One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:7 | Like the legs of the lame that 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:9 | Like a thornbush that goes 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:11 | As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:13 | The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!" | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:14 | As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:16 | The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:17 | Like one who seizes a dog's ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:18 | Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death, | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:19 | Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?" | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:20 | For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:21 | As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:22 | The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:24 | A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:25 | When his speech is charming, don't believe him; 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:27 | Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 26:28 | A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin. | |||||||||||||||
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