Proverbs 26
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Like snow in summer or u rain in harvest,
so v honor is w not fitting for a fool.
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Like x a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
y a curse that is causeless does not alight.
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z A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a a rod for the back of fools.
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b Answer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
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c Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be d wise in his own eyes.
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Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and e drinks violence.
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Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is f one who gives honor to a fool.
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Like g a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like an archer who wounds everyone
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
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Like h a dog that returns to his vomit
is i a fool who repeats his folly.
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Do you see a man who is j wise in his own eyes?
k There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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l The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!"
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As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
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m The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
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The sluggard is j wiser in his own eyes
n than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
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Like a madman who throws o firebrands, arrows, and death
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is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, "I am only joking!"
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For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no p whisperer, q quarreling ceases.
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As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is r a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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s The words of p a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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t Like the u glaze covering an earthen vessel
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
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Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
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v when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are w seven abominations in his heart;
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though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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x Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
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A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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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.
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Proverbs 26:8
Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Proverbs 19:29
Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!
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Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Proverbs 26:25
When he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Proverbs 6:16
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:
Job 5:19
He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
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Isaiah 50:11
Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who equip yourselves with burning torches! Walk by the light of your fire, and by the torches that you have kindled! This you have from my hand: you shall lie down in torment.
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Proverbs 16:28
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
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Proverbs 22:10
Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease.
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Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
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Proverbs 18:8
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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Proverbs 26:20
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
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Matthew 23:27
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and all uncleanness.
Luke 11:39
And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
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Proverbs 25:4
Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel.
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Psalms 28:3
Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.
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Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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Proverbs 28:10
Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
Psalms 7:15
He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
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