Proverbs 26 : 1 (NLT)
Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Proverbs 26 : 2 (NLT)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
Proverbs 26 : 3 (NLT)
Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!
Proverbs 26 : 4 (NLT)
Don't answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.
Proverbs 26 : 5 (NLT)
Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.
Proverbs 26 : 6 (NLT)
Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!
Proverbs 26 : 7 (NLT)
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
Proverbs 26 : 8 (NLT)
Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
Proverbs 26 : 9 (NLT)
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
Proverbs 26 : 10 (NLT)
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.
Proverbs 26 : 11 (NLT)
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Proverbs 26 : 12 (NLT)
There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.
Proverbs 26 : 13 (NLT)
The lazy person claims, "There's a lion on the road! Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
Proverbs 26 : 14 (NLT)
As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.
Proverbs 26 : 15 (NLT)
Lazy people take food in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.
Proverbs 26 : 16 (NLT)
Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.
Proverbs 26 : 17 (NLT)
Interfering in someone else's argument is as foolish as yanking a dog's ears.
Proverbs 26 : 18 (NLT)
Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
Proverbs 26 : 19 (NLT)
is someone who lies to a friend and then says, "I was only joking."
Proverbs 26 : 20 (NLT)
Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
Proverbs 26 : 21 (NLT)
A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
Proverbs 26 : 22 (NLT)
Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart.
Proverbs 26 : 23 (NLT)
Smooth words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
Proverbs 26 : 24 (NLT)
People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they're deceiving you.
Proverbs 26 : 25 (NLT)
They pretend to be kind, but don't believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils.
Proverbs 26 : 26 (NLT)
While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.
Proverbs 26 : 27 (NLT)
If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.
Proverbs 26 : 28 (NLT)
A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.
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