Proverbs 26 : 1 (NLV)
Like snow in summer and like rain at gathering time, so honor is not right for a fool.
Proverbs 26 : 2 (NLV)
Like a sparrow in its traveling, like a swallow in its flying, so bad words said against someone without reason do not come to rest.
Proverbs 26 : 3 (NLV)
A whip is for the horse, leather ropes are for the donkey, and a stick is for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26 : 4 (NLV)
Do not answer a fool by his foolish ways, or you will be like him.
Proverbs 26 : 5 (NLV)
Answer a fool in the way he has earned by his foolish acts, so he will not be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26 : 6 (NLV)
He who sends a letter by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and brings trouble upon himself.
Proverbs 26 : 7 (NLV)
A wise saying in the mouth of fools is like the legs on a man who cannot walk.
Proverbs 26 : 8 (NLV)
He who gives honor to a fool is like one who ties a stone in a sling.
Proverbs 26 : 9 (NLV)
A wise saying in the mouth of fools is like a thorn that goes into the hand of a man who drinks too much.
Proverbs 26 : 10 (NLV)
He who hires a fool or hires those who pass by is like a man who uses a bow to hurt everyone.
Proverbs 26 : 11 (NLV)
A fool who does his foolish act again is like a dog that turns back to what he has thrown up.
Proverbs 26 : 12 (NLV)
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26 : 13 (NLV)
The lazy man says, "There is a lion in the way! There is a lion in the streets!"
Proverbs 26 : 14 (NLV)
As a door turns, so does the lazy man on his bed.
Proverbs 26 : 15 (NLV)
The lazy man buries his hand in the dish. It makes him tired to bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 26 : 16 (NLV)
The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a wise answer.
Proverbs 26 : 17 (NLV)
He who passes by and has a part in someone else's fight is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26 : 18 (NLV)
Like a crazy man who throws pieces of burning wood and arrows of death,
Proverbs 26 : 19 (NLV)
so is the man who fools his neighbor with a lie, and says, "I was only joking."
Proverbs 26 : 20 (NLV)
When there is no wood, the fire goes out. Where there is no one telling secret stories about people, arguing stops.
Proverbs 26 : 21 (NLV)
An arguing man makes fights worse. He is like coals to burning wood and wood to a fire.
Proverbs 26 : 22 (NLV)
The words of one who tells secret things about people are like good-tasting bites of food. They go down into the inside parts of the body.
Proverbs 26 : 23 (NLV)
Burning lips and a sinful heart are like a pot covered with silver waste.
Proverbs 26 : 24 (NLV)
He who hates covers it up with his lips, but stores up false ways in his heart.
Proverbs 26 : 25 (NLV)
When he speaks with kindness, do not believe him, for there are seven things that are hated in his heart.
Proverbs 26 : 26 (NLV)
Even if his hate is covered with false ways, his sin will be found out in front of the great meeting.
Proverbs 26 : 27 (NLV)
He who digs a deep hole will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it return upon him.
Proverbs 26 : 28 (NLV)
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a mouth that speaks false words destroys.
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