Proverbs 26 : 1 (NCV)
It shouldn't snow in summer or rain at harvest. Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.
Proverbs 26 : 2 (NCV)
Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.
Proverbs 26 : 3 (NCV)
Whips are for horses, and harnesses are for donkeys, so paddles are good for fools.
Proverbs 26 : 4 (NCV)
Don't give fools a foolish answer, or you will be just like them.
Proverbs 26 : 5 (NCV)
But answer fools as they should be answered, or they will think they are really wise.
Proverbs 26 : 6 (NCV)
Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.
Proverbs 26 : 7 (NCV)
A wise saying spoken by a fool is as useless as the legs of a crippled person.
Proverbs 26 : 8 (NCV)
Giving honor to a foolish person is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
Proverbs 26 : 9 (NCV)
A wise saying spoken by a fool is like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.
Proverbs 26 : 10 (NCV)
Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by is like an archer shooting at just anything.
Proverbs 26 : 11 (NCV)
A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
Proverbs 26 : 12 (NCV)
There is more hope for a foolish person than for those who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26 : 13 (NCV)
The lazy person says, "There's a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
Proverbs 26 : 14 (NCV)
Like a door turning back and forth on its hinges, the lazy person turns over and over in bed.
Proverbs 26 : 15 (NCV)
Lazy people may put their hands in the dish, but they are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.
Proverbs 26 : 16 (NCV)
The lazy person thinks he is wiser than seven people who give sensible answers.
Proverbs 26 : 17 (NCV)
Interfering in someone else's quarrel as you pass by is like grabbing a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26 : 18 (NCV)
Like a madman shooting deadly, burning arrows
Proverbs 26 : 19 (NCV)
is the one who tricks a neighbor and then says, "I was just joking."
Proverbs 26 : 20 (NCV)
Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop.
Proverbs 26 : 21 (NCV)
Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.
Proverbs 26 : 22 (NCV)
The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food; people like to gobble them up.
Proverbs 26 : 23 (NCV)
Kind words from a wicked mind are like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
Proverbs 26 : 24 (NCV)
Those who hate you may try to fool you with their words, but in their minds they are planning evil.
Proverbs 26 : 25 (NCV)
People's words may be kind, but don't believe them, because their minds are full of evil thoughts.
Proverbs 26 : 26 (NCV)
Lies can hide hate, but the evil will be plain to everyone.
Proverbs 26 : 27 (NCV)
Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.
Proverbs 26 : 28 (NCV)
Liars hate the people they hurt, and false praise can ruin others.

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