26Proverbs 26

1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.Select Proverbs 26:1

2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.Select Proverbs 26:2

3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!Select Proverbs 26:3

4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.Select Proverbs 26:4

5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.Select Proverbs 26:5

6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.Select Proverbs 26:6

7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.Select Proverbs 26:7

8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.Select Proverbs 26:8

9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.Select Proverbs 26:9

10As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.Select Proverbs 26:10

11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.Select Proverbs 26:11

12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.Select Proverbs 26:12

13The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”Select Proverbs 26:13

14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.Select Proverbs 26:14

15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.Select Proverbs 26:15

16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.Select Proverbs 26:16

17Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.Select Proverbs 26:17

18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,Select Proverbs 26:18

19is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”Select Proverbs 26:19

20For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.Select Proverbs 26:20

21As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.Select Proverbs 26:21

22The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.Select Proverbs 26:22

23Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.Select Proverbs 26:23

24A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.Select Proverbs 26:24

25When his speech is charming, don’t believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.Select Proverbs 26:25

26His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.Select Proverbs 26:26

27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.Select Proverbs 26:27

28A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.Select Proverbs 26:28