Parallel Bible results for "proverbs 26:5-15"

Proverbs 26:5-15

Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA

5 Answer fools according to their folly, or they will deem themselves wise.

6 Sending messages with a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking down violence.

7 As legs dangle from a disabled person, so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.

8 Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.

9 Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

10 Like an archer who wounds someone randomly, so is one who hires a fool or a passerby.

11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats foolish mistakes.

12 Do you see people who consider themselves wise? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

13 A lazy person says, "There's a lion in the path! A lion in the plazas!"

14 As a door turns on its hinge, so do lazy people in their beds.

15 Lazy people bury their hand into the bowl, too tired to return it to their mouth.

New International Version NIV

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

10 Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

13 A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”

14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.