The 31 Chapters of The Proverbs of King Solomon: One for everyday of the month` Pro 26:1 LIKE SNOW in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool. [Isa. 32:6.] Pro 26:2 Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, so the causeless curse does not alight. [Num. 23:8.] Pro 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a [straight, slender] rod for the backs of [self-confident] fools. Pro 26:4 Answer not a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. Pro 26:5 Answer a [self-confident] fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes and conceit. [Matt. 16:1-4; 21:24-27.] Pro 26:6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage. [Prov. 13:17.] Pro 26:7 Like the legs of a lame man which hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool. Pro 26:8 Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool. Pro 26:9 Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool. Pro 26:10 [But] like an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or chance passers-by. Pro 26:11 As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly. Pro 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes and conceit? There is more hope for a [self-confident] fool than for him. [Prov. 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom. 12:16; Rev. 3:17.] Pro 26:13 The sluggard says, There is a lion in the way! A lion is in the streets! [Prov. 22:13.] Pro 26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man [move not from his place] upon his bed. Pro 26:15 The slothful and self-indulgent buries his hand in his bosom; it distresses and wearies him to bring it again to his mouth. [Prov. 19:24.] Pro 26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes and conceit than seven men who can render a reason and answer discreetly. Pro 26:17 He who, passing by, stops to meddle with strife that is none of his business is like one who takes a dog by the ears. Pro 26:18 Like a madman who casts firebrands, arrows, and death, Pro 26:19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor and then says, Was I not joking? [Eph. 5:4.] Pro 26:20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention ceases. Pro 26:21 As coals are to hot embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man to inflame strife. [Prov. 15:18; 29:22.] Pro 26:22 The words of a whisperer or slanderer are like dainty morsels or words of sport [to some, but to others are like deadly wounds]; and they go down into the innermost parts of the body [or of the victims nature]. Pro 26:23 Burning lips [uttering insincere words of love] and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel covered with the scum thrown off from molten silver [making it appear to be solid silver]. Pro 26:24 He who hates pretends with his lips, but stores up deceit within himself. Pro 26:25 When he speaks kindly, do not trust him, for seven abominations are in his heart. Pro 26:26 Though his hatred covers itself with guile, his wickedness shall be shown openly before the assembly. Pro 26:27 Whoever digs a pit [for another mans feet] shall fall into it himself, and he who rolls a stone [up a height to do mischief], it will return upon him. [Ps. 7:15, 16; 9:15; 10:2; 57:6; Prov. 28:10; Eccl. 10:8.] Pro 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin. Amplified Bible (AMP)
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