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Proverbs 26

Proverbs 26

  • 1
    Honor Is Not Fitting for a Fool

    As snow in summer and rain in harvest,
    So honor is not fitting for a fool.
  • 1
    Similitudes, Instructions

    Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
    So honor is not fitting for a fool.
  • 2
    Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
    So a curse without cause shall not alight.
  • 2
    Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
    So a curse without cause does not alight.
  • 3
    A whip for the horse,
    A bridle for the donkey,
    And a rod for the fool’s back.
  • 3
    A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
    And a rod for the back of fools.
  • 4
    Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    Lest you also be like him.
  • 4
    Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    Or you will also be like him.
  • 5
    Answer a fool according to his folly,
    Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
  • 5
    Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
    That he not be wise in his own eyes.
  • 6
    He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
    Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
  • 6
    He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
    Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
  • 7
    Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
    Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • 7
    Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
    So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • 8
    Like one who binds a stone in a sling
    Is he who gives honor to a fool.
  • 8
    Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
    So is he who gives honor to a fool.
  • 9
    Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
    Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • 9
    Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
    So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • 10
    [a]The great God who formed everything
    Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
  • 10
    Like an archer who wounds everyone,
    So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
  • 11
    As a dog returns to his own vomit,
    So a fool repeats his folly.
  • 11
    Like a dog that returns to its vomit
    Is a fool who repeats his folly.
  • 12
    Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • 12
    Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • 13
    The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
    A fierce lion is in the [b]streets!”
  • 13
    The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
    A lion is in the open square!”
  • 14
    As a door turns on its hinges,
    So does the lazy man on his bed.
  • 14
    As the door turns on its hinges,
    So does the sluggard on his bed.
  • 15
    The lazy man buries his hand in the [c]bowl;
    It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
  • 15
    The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
  • 16
    The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
    Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
  • 16
    The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
    Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
  • 17
    He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own
    Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.
  • 17
    Like one who takes a dog by the ears
    Is he who passes by and meddles with strife not belonging to him.
  • 18
    Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,
  • 18
    Like a madman who throws
    Firebrands, arrows and death,
  • 19
    Is the man who deceives his neighbor,
    And says, “I was only joking!”
  • 19
    So is the man who deceives his neighbor,
    And says, “Was I not joking?”
  • 20
    Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
    And where there is no [d]talebearer, strife ceases.
  • 20
    For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
  • 21
    As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire,
    So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
  • 21
    Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
    So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
  • 22
    The words of a [e]talebearer are like [f]tasty trifles,
    And they go down into the [g]inmost body.
  • 22
    The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
    And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
  • 23
    Fervent lips with a wicked heart
    Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.
  • 23
    Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross
    Are burning lips and a wicked heart.
  • 24
    He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
    And lays up deceit within himself;
  • 24
    He who hates disguises it with his lips,
    But he lays up deceit in his heart.
  • 25
    When [h]he speaks kindly, do not believe him,
    For there are seven abominations in his heart;
  • 25
    When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
    For there are seven abominations in his heart.
  • 26
    Though his hatred is covered by deceit,
    His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
  • 26
    Though his hatred covers itself with guile,
    His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.
  • 27
    Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
    And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
  • 27
    He who digs a pit will fall into it,
    And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
  • 28
    A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it,
    And a flattering mouth works ruin.
  • 28
    A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
    And a flattering mouth works ruin.
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