Proverbs 26:1
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26 ¶ As snow in summer and as rain in harvest, so honour is not suited for a fool.
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Proverbs 26:1
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Proverbs 26:3-12
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3 ¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4 ¶ Never answer a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer the fool showing him his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 ¶ He that gives responsibility to one who is not able to carry it out is like him that sends a message by the hand of a fool, and he shall drink the damage.
7 Like unto the way that the one who is lame walks, so is a proverb in the mouth of the fool.
8 As he that binds the stone in the sling, so is he that gives honour to a fool.
9 As thorns sunk into the hand of one who is drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 ¶ The great God that formed all things rewards both the fool and transgressors.
11 ¶ As a dog returns to his vomit, so the fool returns to his folly.
12 ¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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Proverbs 26:3-12
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3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(A)
and a rod for the backs of fools!(B)
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.(C)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.(D)
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool(E)
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.(F)
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.(G)
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(H)
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,(I)
so fools repeat their folly.(J)
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(K)
There is more hope for a fool than for them.(L)
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