Proverbs 26:1-11

More Proverbs of Solomon

¹ Like snow in summer or _u rain in harvest,
so _v honor is _w not fitting for a fool.
² Like _x a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
_y a curse that is causeless does not alight.
³ _z A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and _a a rod for the back of fools.
⁴ _b Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
⁵ _c Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be _d wise in his own eyes.
⁶ Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and _e drinks violence.
⁷ Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
⁸ Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is _f one who gives honor to a fool.
⁹ Like _g a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
¹⁰ Like an archer who wounds everyone
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. ₁
¹¹ Like _h a dog that returns to his vomit
is _i a fool who repeats his folly.

1. Cross References
   1 Samuel 12:17
   Is it not wheat harvest today? I will call upon the Lord, that he may send thunder and rain. And you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking for yourselves a king.
   
2. Cross References
   Proverbs 26:8
   Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
   
3. Cross References
   Proverbs 17:7
   Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince.
   Proverbs 19:10
   It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.
   
4. Cross References
   Proverbs 27:8
   Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
   Psalms 84:3
   Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
   
5. Cross References
   Numbers 23:8
   How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
   Deuteronomy 23:5
   But the Lord your God would not listen to Balaam; instead the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.
   2 Samuel 16:12
   It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.
   
6. Cross References
   Psalms 32:9
   Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.
   
7. Cross References
   Proverbs 19:29
   Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.
   
8. Cross References
   2 Samuel 16:11
   And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Behold, my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to.
   2 Kings 18:36
   But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him.
   Luke 23:9
   So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer.
   
9. Cross References
   Matthew 16:1 - 4
   And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
   Matthew 21:24 - 27
   Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
   
10. Cross References
    Proverbs 28:11
    A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
    Romans 12:16
    Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.
    
11. Cross References
    Proverbs 13:2
    From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
    Job 15:16
    How much less one who is abominable and corrupt, a man who drinks injustice like water!
    
12. Cross References
    Proverbs 26:1
    Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
    
13. Cross References
    Proverbs 23:35
    "They struck me," you will say, "but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I must have another drink."
    
14. Cross References
    2 Peter 2:22
    What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.
    
15. Cross References
    Exodus 8:15
    But when Pharaoh saw that there was a respite, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.