Old Testament · Poetry and wisdom

Proverbs chapter 26

Like snow in summer or rain at harvest, doesn’t fit a .Like a sparrow darting or a swallow swooping, an undeserved never lands.A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a for the back of a fool.Don’t answer a fool , or you’ll become just like him.Answer a fool on his own terms, or he’ll think he’s actually .Sending a message through a fool is like cutting off your own feet — you’re just .A in the mouth of a fool is like legs that hang limp — useless.Giving honor to a fool is like — it defeats the whole purpose.A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a waved around by a drunk.Someone who hires a fool or hires whoever walks by is like an .Like a dog that goes back to its own vomit, a fool repeats his .You see someone who ? There’s more hope for a fool than for them.The says, “There’s a lion in the road! A lion prowling the streets!”A door on its hinges, and a lazy person turns on their bed.The lazy person but can’t be bothered to bring it back to their mouth.The lazy person thinks they’re wiser than people who give .Someone who — that’s what it’s like to get involved in someone else’s argument.Like a shooting flaming arrows and deadly weapons —that’s what someone is like who their neighbor and then says, “I was just joking!”Without wood, a fire goes out, and without a , dies down.Charcoal fuels hot coals and wood fuels fire, and a fuels .The words of a gossip are like — they slide right down into your gut.Smooth words over a are like on a cheap clay pot.Someone who hates you will it with their words, but inside they’re storing up .When they speak kindly, don’t believe them — there are in their heart.Their hatred may be hidden behind a mask, but their evil will be .Whoever will fall into it, and whoever rolls a boulder will have it roll back on them.A hates the people it crushes, and a sets them up for ruin.