Parallel Bible results for "Proverbs 26:1-8"

Proverbs 26:1-8

Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha TMBA

1 As snow in summer and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.

2 As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he think himself wise in his own conceit.

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet and drinketh violence.

7 The legs of the lame are not equal; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.

New International Version NIV

1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.

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.