Proverbs 26:1-11 (New International Version)
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Like snow in summer or rain1 in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.2
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Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.3
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A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey,4 and a rod for the backs of fools!5
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.6
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Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.7
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Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.8
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Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.9
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Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.10
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Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.11
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Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.
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As a dog returns to its vomit,12 so a fool repeats his folly.13
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online)
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