Proverbs 26:1
The Voice
26 Like snow in the summer and rain in the time of harvest,
so honor is never fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:3-12
The Voice
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle is for the donkey,
and a rod is for the fool’s back.
4 Never answer a fool on his own foolish terms,
or you will become like him;
5 Rather, answer a fool on his own foolish terms,
or he will become wise in his own eyes.
6 Like someone who cuts off his feet or drinks to his ruin,
so is the one who uses a fool to pass on his message.
7 As lame legs are useless, dangling on the crippled,
so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like one who ties a stone in his slingshot,
so is one who honors a fool.
9 Like a thorn in the hand of a drunkard,
so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who shoots at random and injures everyone,
so is a person who hires a fool or someone off the street.[a]
11 Like a dog who goes back to his own vomit,[b]
so is a fool who always returns to his foolishness.
12 Have you seen a person who is wise in his own sight?
Know that there is more hope for a fool than for him.
Notas al pie
- 26:10 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
- 26:11 2 Peter 2:22
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