Proverbs 17:28
New American Standard Bible
28 Even a fool, when he (A)keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Proverbs 17:28
Lexham English Bible
28 Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise;[a]
he who closes his lips is intelligent.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 17:28 Literally “wise, he shall be considered”
Proverbs 18:2
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:2 Lit heart
Proverbs 18:2
Lexham English Bible
2 A fool will not take pleasure in understanding,
but in expressing his heart.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:2 Or “mind”
Proverbs 18:6-7
New American Standard Bible
6 A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth invites (A)beatings.
7 A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with
Proverbs 18:6-7
Lexham English Bible
6 The lips of a fool will bring strife,
and his mouth calls out for a flogging.
7 The mouth of a fool is ruin to him,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:7 Or “life,” or “inner self”
Proverbs 19:1
New American Standard Bible
On Life and Conduct
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity
Than a person who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips
Proverbs 19:1
Lexham English Bible
19 Better a poor person walking in integrity
than one who is perverse in his speech[a] and is a fool.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:1 Literally “in his lips”
Proverbs 19:10
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:10
Lexham English Bible
10 For a fool living in luxury is not fitting,
any more than it is for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 19:29
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:29 LXX Rods
Proverbs 19:29
Lexham English Bible
29 Judgments[a] are prepared for the scoffers,
and flogging for the back of fools.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 19:29 Or “Punishments,” or “Condemnations”
Proverbs 20:3
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 20:3 Lit burst out
Proverbs 20:3
Lexham English Bible
3 It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife,
but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
Proverbs 23:9
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 23:9 Lit in the ears of a
Proverbs 23:9
Lexham English Bible
9 In the ears of a fool do not speak,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 24:7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:7
Lexham English Bible
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
at the gate he will not open his mouth.
Proverbs 26:1
New American Standard Bible
Similitudes and Instructions
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Proverbs 26:1
Lexham English Bible
26 Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3-12
New American Standard Bible
3 A (A)whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a (B)rod for the back of fools.
4 (C)Do not answer a fool [a]according to his foolishness,
Or you will also be like him.
5 (D)Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves,
So that he will not be (E)wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 Like [b]useless legs to one who cannot walk,
So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
8 Like [c]one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is one who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that [d]sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker,
So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
10 [e]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.
11 Like (F)a dog that returns to its vomit,
So is a fool who (G)repeats [f]his foolishness.
12 Do you see a person (H)wise in his own eyes?
(I)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 26:4 I.e., taking his question or argument seriously
- Proverbs 26:7 Lit legs that dangle from one paralyzed
- Proverbs 26:8 Lit the binding of
- Proverbs 26:9 Lit goes up
- Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
- Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his
Proverbs 26:3-12
Lexham English Bible
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly
lest you become like him—even you.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
7 Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like binding a stone in a sling,
so is giving honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,
so is he who hires a fool or he who hires passersby.
11 Like a dog returning to his vomit
is a fool reverting to his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 27:3
New American Standard Bible
3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Proverbs 27:3
Lexham English Bible
3 Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand,
but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
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