Proverbes 26:1-8

1 Comme la neige en été, et la pluie pendant la moisson, ainsi la gloire ne convient point à un fou.

2 Comme l'oiseau s'enfuit, et comme l'hirondelle s'envole, ainsi la malédiction non méritée n'atteindra point.

3 Le fouet est pour le cheval, le mors pour l'âne, et la verge pour le dos des insensés.

4 Ne réponds point au fou selon sa folie, de peur que tu ne lui ressembles toi-même.

5 Réponds au fou selon sa folie, de peur qu'il ne s'imagine qu'il est sage.

6 Celui qui envoie des messages par un fou, se coupe les pieds, et boit la peine du tort qu'il se fait.

7 Comme les jambes de l'impotent sont sans force, ainsi est une sentence dans la bouche d'un insensé.

8 Faire honneur à un insensé, c'est mettre une pierre précieuse dans un monceau de pierres.

Proverbes 26:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 13

In this chapter is an account of a man of God being sent to exclaim against Jeroboam's altar, and threaten its destruction, of which he gave a sign, which was accomplished, and with it the withering of the king's hand, which was healed upon the prophet's prayer for him, 1Ki 13:1-7, who would have entertained him at his house, but he refused the offer, and departed, 1Ki 13:8-10, but an old prophet in Bethel hearing of him, rode after him, and fetched him back to eat bread with him, through a lie he told him, 1Ki 13:11-19 upon which the word came to the old prophet, threatening the man of God with death for disobeying his command, and which was accordingly executed by a lion that met him in the way, and slew him, 1Ki 13:20-24, of which the old prophet being informed, went and took up his carcass, and buried it in his own sepulchre, where he charged his sons to bury him also when dead, believing that all the man of God had said would be fulfilled, 1Ki 13:25-30 and the chapter is closed with observing the continuance of Jeroboam in his idolatry, 1Ki 13:33,34.