Proverbs 26 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 26

Like snow

in summer

and rain

at harvest,

honor

does not

befit

a fool.

Like a fluttering

sparrow

or darting

swallow,

an undeserved

curse

does not

come to rest.

A whip

for the horse,

a bridle

for the donkey,

and a rod

for the backs

of fools!

Do not

answer

a fool

according to his folly,

or

you yourself

will be like him.

Answer

a fool

according to his folly,

lest

he become

wise

in his own eyes.

Like cutting off

one’s own feet

or drinking

violence

is the sending

of a message

by the hand

of a fool.

Like lame

legs

hanging limp

is a proverb

in the mouth

of a fool.

Like binding

a stone

into a sling

is

the giving

of honor

to a fool.

Like a thorn

that falls

into the hand

of a drunkard

is a proverb

in the mouth

of a fool.

Like an archer

who wounds

at random

is he who hires

a fool

or

passer-by.

As a dog

returns

to

its vomit,

so a fool

repeats

his folly.

Do you see

a man

who is wise

in his own eyes?

There is more hope

for a fool

than for him.

The slacker

says,

“A lion

is in the road!

A fierce lion

roams

the public square!”

As a door

turns

on

its hinges,

so the sluggard

turns on

his bed.

The sluggard

buries

his hand

in the dish;

he is too lazy

to bring it back

to

his mouth.

The sluggard

is wiser

in his own eyes

than seven men

who answer

discreetly.

Like one who grabs

a dog

by the ears

is a passer-by

who meddles

in

a quarrel

not his own.

Like a madman

shooting

firebrands

and deadly

arrows,

so

is the man

who deceives

his neighbor

and says,

“I

was only

joking!”

Without

wood,

a fire

goes out;

without

gossip,

a conflict

ceases.

Like charcoal

for embers

and wood

for fire,

so is a quarrelsome

man

for kindling

strife.

The words

of a gossip

are like choice morsels

that

go down

to the inmost being.

Like glaze

covering

an earthen vessel

are burning

lips

and a wicked

heart.

A hateful man

disguises himself

with his speech,

but he lays up

deceit

in his heart.

When

he speaks

graciously,

do not

believe him,

for

seven

abominations

fill his heart.

Though his hatred

is concealed

by deception,

his wickedness

will be exposed

in the assembly.

He who digs

a pit

will fall into it,

and whoever rolls

a stone,

it will come back

on him.

A lying

tongue

hates

those it crushes,

and a flattering

mouth

causes

ruin.

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