Proverbs 17:12
Christian Standard Bible
12 Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.
Proverbs 17:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 23:9
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 23:9 Lit in the ears of
Proverbs 23:9
English Standard Version
9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Proverbs 26:4-11
Christian Standard Bible
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness(A)
or you’ll be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness(B)
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.(C)
6 The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand(D)
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.(E)
7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like lame legs that hang limp.
8 Giving honor to a fool
is like binding a stone in a sling.
9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a stick with thorns,
brandished by[a] the hand of a drunkard.
10 The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by
is like an archer who wounds everyone indiscriminately.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so also a fool repeats his foolishness.(F)
Footnotes
- 26:9 Lit thorn that goes up into
Proverbs 26:4-11
English Standard Version
4 (A)Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 (B)Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be (C)wise in his own eyes.
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and (D)drinks violence.
7 Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is (E)one who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like (F)a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]
11 Like (G)a dog that returns to his vomit
is (H)a fool who repeats his folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Or hires a fool or passersby
Proverbs 27:22
Christian Standard Bible
22 Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.(A)
Proverbs 27:22
English Standard Version
22 (A)Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
Proverbs 29:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 29:9 Lit rest
Proverbs 29:9
English Standard Version
9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
the fool only rages and laughs, and there is (A)no quiet.
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