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Proverbs 26:3
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Proverbs 26:3
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and
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a rod for the back of fools.
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Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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Psalms 32:9
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Proverbs 19:29
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