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| Proverbs 26:1 |
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Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool. |
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| Proverbs 26:2 |
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Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow
in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight. |
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| Proverbs 26:3 |
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A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools. |
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| Proverbs 26:4 |
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him. |
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| Proverbs 26:5 |
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Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he
not be wise in his own eyes. |
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| Proverbs 26:6 |
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He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. |
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| Proverbs 26:7 |
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Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
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| Proverbs 26:8 |
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Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is
he who gives honor to a fool. |
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| Proverbs 26:9 |
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Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a
drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |
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| Proverbs 26:10 |
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Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he
who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by. |
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| Proverbs 26:11 |
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Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool
who repeats his folly. |
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| Proverbs 26:12 |
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Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There
is more hope for a fool than for him. |
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| Proverbs 26:13 |
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!" |
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| Proverbs 26:14 |
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As the door turns on its hinges, So does the
sluggard on his bed. |
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| Proverbs 26:15 |
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The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He
is weary of bringing it to his mouth again. |
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| Proverbs 26:16 |
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The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven
men who can give a discreet answer. |
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| Proverbs 26:17 |
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Like one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who
passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him. |
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| Proverbs 26:18 |
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Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows
and death, |
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| Proverbs 26:19 |
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So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And
says, "Was I not joking?" |
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| Proverbs 26:20 |
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For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where
there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. |
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| Proverbs 26:21 |
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Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife. |
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| Proverbs 26:22 |
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The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body. |
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| Proverbs 26:23 |
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Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver
dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart. |
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| Proverbs 26:24 |
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He who hates disguises it with his lips, But
he lays up deceit in his heart. |
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| Proverbs 26:25 |
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When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
For there are seven abominations in his heart. |
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| Proverbs 26:26 |
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Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. |
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| Proverbs 26:27 |
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He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he
who rolls a stone, it will come back on him. |
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| Proverbs 26:28 |
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A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a
flattering mouth works ruin. |
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