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Proverbs 26:1-9
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Proverbs 26:1-9
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As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
2
Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.
3
A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool's back.
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
5
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 the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.
9
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.