Proverbs 17:12
International Children’s Bible
12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a foolish person doing foolish things.
Proverbs 17:12
New International Version
12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.(A)
Proverbs 23:9
International Children’s Bible
9 Don’t speak to a foolish person.
He will only ignore your wise words.
Proverbs 23:9
New International Version
Saying 10
9 Do not speak to fools,
for they will scorn your prudent words.(A)
Proverbs 26:4-11
International Children’s Bible
4 Don’t give a foolish person a foolish answer.
If you do, you will be just like him.
5 But answer a foolish person as he should be answered.
If you don’t, he will think he is really wise.
6 Don’t send a message by a foolish person.
That would be like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
7 A wise saying spoken by a fool does no good.
It is like the legs of a crippled person.
8 Giving honor to a foolish person does no good.
It is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
9 A wise saying spoken by a fool
is like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.
10 Someone might employ a foolish person or anyone just passing by.
That employer is like an archer who shoots at anything he sees.
11 A dog eats what it throws up.
And a foolish person repeats his foolishness.
Proverbs 26:4-11
New International Version
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.(A)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(B)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(C)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(D)
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.(E)
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(F)
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,(G)
so fools repeat their folly.(H)
Proverbs 27:22
International Children’s Bible
22 Even if you ground up a foolish person like grain in a bowl,
you couldn’t remove his foolishness.
Proverbs 27:22
New International Version
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
Proverbs 29:9
International Children’s Bible
9 A wise man should not take a foolish person to court.
The fool will only shout or laugh at him. There will be no peace.
Proverbs 29:9
New International Version
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
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