Proverbs 17:28
New Living Translation
28 Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent;
with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.
Proverbs 17:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.(A)
Proverbs 18:2
New Living Translation
2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 18:2 Lit to uncover his heart
Proverbs 18:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.
Proverbs 18:6-7
Christian Standard Bible
6 A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.(A)
7 A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.(B)
Proverbs 19:1
New Living Translation
19 Better to be poor and honest
than to be dishonest and a fool.
Proverbs 19:1
Christian Standard Bible
19 Better a poor person who lives with integrity(A)
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:10
New Living Translation
10 It isn’t right for a fool to live in luxury
or for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 19:10
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:29
New Living Translation
29 Punishment is made for mockers,
and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.
Proverbs 19:29
Christian Standard Bible
29 Judgments are prepared for mockers,
and beatings for the backs of fools.(A)
Proverbs 20:3
New Living Translation
3 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor;
only fools insist on quarreling.
Proverbs 20:3
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 23:9
New Living Translation
9 Don’t waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.
Proverbs 23:9
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 23:9 Lit in the ears of
Proverbs 24:7
New Living Translation
7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:7
Christian Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- 24:7 Lit is too high for
Proverbs 26:1
New Living Translation
26 Honor is no more associated with fools
than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Proverbs 26:1
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:3-12
New Living Translation
3 Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
and a fool with a rod to his back!
4 Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or you will become as foolish as they are.
5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or they will become wise in their own estimation.
6 Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
8 Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
10 An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
12 There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26:3-12
Christian Standard Bible
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(A)
and a rod for the backs of fools.(B)
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness(C)
or you’ll be like him yourself.
5 Answer a fool according to his foolishness(D)
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.(E)
6 The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand(F)
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.(G)
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.(H)
12 Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes?(I)
There is more hope for a fool than for him.(J)
Notas al pie
- 26:9 Lit thorn that goes up into
Proverbs 27:3
New Living Translation
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
Proverbs 27:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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