Proverbs 17:12
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Proverbs 17:12
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12 Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
than to confront a fool immersed in folly.(A)
Proverbs 23:9
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9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
for he will despise the good sense of your words.
Proverbs 23:9
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9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
who will only despise the wisdom of your words.(A)
Proverbs 26:4-11
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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 26:4-11
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4 Do not answer fools according to their folly,
lest you be a fool yourself.(A)
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they be wise in their own eyes.(B)
6 It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence,
to send a message by a fool.
7 The legs of a lame person hang limp;
so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(C)
8 It is like binding a stone in a sling
to give honor to a fool.(D)
9 Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(E)
10 Like an archer who wounds everybody
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.[a]
11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit
is a fool who reverts to his folly.(F)
Footnotes
- 26.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 27:22
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22 (A)Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:22
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22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
but the folly will not be driven out.(A)
Proverbs 29:9
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9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool,
the fool only rages and laughs, and there is (A)no quiet.
Proverbs 29:9
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9 If the wise go to law with fools,
there is ranting and ridicule without relief.
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