Proverbs 26:1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.(A)
Proverbs 26:1
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:3-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools.(A)
4 Do not answer fools according to their folly,
lest you be a fool yourself.(B)
5 Answer fools according to their folly,
lest they be wise in their own eyes.(C)
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.(D)
8 It is like binding a stone in a sling
to give honor to a fool.(E)
9 Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(F)
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.(G)
12 Do you see people wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for fools than for them.(H)
Footnotes
- 26.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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)
Footnotes
- 26:9 Lit thorn that goes up into
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