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Proverbs 26:3-12
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Proverbs 26:3-12
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
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Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
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Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
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As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
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Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
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1.
Psalms 32:9
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S
Proverbs 10:13
3.
ver 5;
Isaiah 36:21
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ver 4; S
Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 10:26
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ver 9
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S ver 1
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ver 7
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2 Peter 2:22
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Exodus 8:15
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Psalms 85:8
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Proverbs 3:7
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Proverbs 29:20
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