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Proverbs 26
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26Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.H7950H7019H4306H7105H3519H5000H3684
2Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.H6833H5110H1866H5774H7045H2600H935
3You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.H7752H5483H4964H2543H7626H3684H1460
4If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.H6030H3684H200H7737
5Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.H6030H3684H200H2450H5869
6If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.H7971H1697H3027H3684H7096H7272H8354H2555
7A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.H7785H6455H1809H4912H6310H3684
8Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.H6872H6887H68H4773H5414H3519H3684
9A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.H2336H5927H3027H7910H4912H6310H3684
10An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.H7227H2342H7936H3684H7936H5674
11A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.H3611H7725H6892H3684H8138H200
12The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.H7200H376H2450H5869H8615H3684
13Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of ? Lions?H6102H559H7826H1870H738H7339
14Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.H1817H5437H6735H6102H4296
15Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.H6102H2934H3027H6747H3811H7725H6310
16A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.H6102H2450H5869H7651H7725H2940
17Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.H5674H5674H7379H2388H3611H241
18Someone who tricks someone else and then claimsH3856H3384H2131H2671H4194
19that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.H376H7411H7453H559H7832
20Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, quarreling stops.H657H6086H784H3518H5372H4066H8367
21Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.H6352H1513H6086H784H4079H4066H376H2787H7379
22Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!H1697H5372H3859H3381H2315H990
23Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.H1814H8193H7451H3820H2789H6823H3701H5509
24A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words.H8130H5234H8193H7896H4820H7130
25They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate.H6963H2603H539H7651H8441H3820
26He may disguise his hatred, but everyone will see the evil things he does.H8135H3680H4860H7451H1540H6951
27People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.H3738H7845H5307H1556H68H7725
28You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.H8267H3956H8130H1790H2509H6310H6213H4072


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