Parallel Bible results for "proverbs 26:1-7"

Proverbs 26:1-7

1 It isn't proper to honor a foolish person. That's like having snow in summer or rain at harvest time.

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

2 A curse given for no reason is like a wandering bird or a flying sparrow. It doesn't go anywhere.

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

3 A whip is for a horse. A harness is for a donkey. And a beating is for the backs of foolish people.

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

4 Don't answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts. If you do, you will be like him yourself.

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

5 Answer a foolish person in keeping with his foolish acts. If you do, he won't be wise in his own eyes.

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

6 Sending a message in the hand of a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking something harmful.

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

7 A proverb in the mouth of a foolish person is like disabled legs that are useless.

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