Proverbs 26

26Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.H7950H7019H4306H7105H3519H5000H36842Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.H6833H5110H1866H5774H7045H2600H9353Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!H7752H5483H4964H2543H7626H3684H14604Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.H6030H3684H200H77375Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.H6030H3684H200H2450H58696Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!H7971H1697H3027H3684H7096H7272H8354H25557A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.H7785H6455H1809H4912H6310H36848Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.H6872H6887H68H4773H5414H3519H36849A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.H2336H5927H3027H7910H4912H6310H368410An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.H7227H2342H7936H3684H7936H567411As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.H3611H7725H6892H3684H8138H20012There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.H7200H376H2450H5869H8615H368413The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”H6102H559H7826H1870H738H733914As a door swings back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.H1817H5437H6735H6102H429615Lazy people take food in their hand but don’t even lift it to their mouth.H6102H2934H3027H6747H3811H7725H631016Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.H6102H2450H5869H7651H7725H294017Interfering in someone else’s argument is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.H5674H5674H7379H2388H3611H24118Just as damaging as a madman shooting a deadly weaponH3856H3384H2131H2671H419419is someone who lies to a friend and then says, “I was only joking.”H376H7411H7453H559H783220Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.H657H6086H784H3518H5372H4066H836721A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.H6352H1513H6086H784H4079H4066H376H2787H737922Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.H1697H5372H3859H3381H2315H99023Smooth

words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.H1814H8193H7451H3820H2789H6823H3701H550924People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you.H8130H5234H8193H7896H4820H713025They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them. Their hearts are full of many evils

.H6963H2603H539H7651H8441H382026While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, their wrongdoing will be exposed in public.H8135H3680H4860H7451H1540H695127If 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.H3738H7845H5307H1556H68H772528A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattering words cause ruin.H8267H3956H8130H1790H2509H6310H6213H4072