Proverbs 17:12
World English Bible
12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:12
Common English Bible
12 Safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than fools in their folly.
Proverbs 23:9
World English Bible
9 Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
Common English Bible
9 Don’t speak in the ears of fools,
for they will scorn your insightful words.
Proverbs 26:4-11
World English Bible
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,
lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling,
so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all,
so is he who hires a fool
or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit,
so is a fool who repeats his folly.
Proverbs 26:4-11
Common English Bible
4 Don’t answer fools according to their folly,
or you will become like them yourself.
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
or they will deem themselves wise.
6 Sending messages with a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.
7 As legs dangle from a disabled person,
so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling,
so is giving respect to a fool.
9 Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds someone randomly,
so is one who hires a fool or a passerby.
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats foolish mistakes.
Proverbs 27:22
World English Bible
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27:22
Common English Bible
22 Even if you grind fools in a mortar,
even grinding them along with the grain,
their folly won’t be driven from them.
Proverbs 29:9
World English Bible
9 If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man,
the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
Proverbs 29:9
Common English Bible
9 When the wise make a legal charge against the foolish,
the fools shout, they laugh—there is no calm.
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