Proverbs 26:1–12 · BSB
26:1
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
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26:3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
26:6
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
26:7
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
26:8
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
26:9
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
26:10
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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