Proverbs 26:4-14 (Revised Standard Version)
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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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He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
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Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
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Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like an archer who wounds everybody is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
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Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.
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Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
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As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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