Proverbs 26:1-8

1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Cross References 10

  • 1. S 1 Samuel 12:17
  • 2. ver 8; Proverbs 19:10
  • 3. Numbers 23:8; S Deuteronomy 23:5
  • 4. Psalms 32:9
  • 5. S Proverbs 10:13
  • 6. ver 5; Isaiah 36:21
  • 7. ver 4; S Proverbs 3:7
  • 8. S Proverbs 10:26
  • 9. ver 9
  • 10. S ver 1
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