{"book":"Proverbs","slug":"proverbs","ch":26,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Proverbs","prev":"proverbs/25","next":"proverbs/27","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"honor does not befit a fool."}],"h":"Similitudes and Instructions","style":"indent1stline"},{"v":2,"t":"Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"an undeserved curse does not come to rest."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a rod for the backs of fools!"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do not answer a fool according to his folly,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"or you yourself will be like him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Answer a fool according to his folly,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"lest he become wise in his own eyes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like lame legs hanging limp"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is a proverb in the mouth of a fool."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like binding a stone into a sling"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is the giving of honor to a fool."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"[Like] a thorn [that] goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[Like] a thorn [that] goes into the hand of a drunkard"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is a proverb in the mouth of a fool."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like an archer who wounds at random"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is he who hires a fool or passerby."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.","f":["Cited in 2 Peter 2:22"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"As a dog returns to its vomit,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so a fool repeats his folly."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"There is more hope for a fool than for him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"The slacker says,“ A lion [is] in the road! A fierce lion [roams] the public square!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The slacker says,“ A lion [is] in the road!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"A fierce lion [roams] the public square!”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":14,"t":"[As] a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker [turns] on his bed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[As] a door turns on its hinges,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so the slacker [turns] on his bed."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The slacker buries his hand in the dish;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"The slacker [is] wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The slacker [is] wiser in his own eyes"},{"style":"indent2","t":"than seven men who answer discreetly."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Like one who grabs a dog by the ears"},{"style":"indent2","t":"is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like a madman shooting firebrands"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and deadly arrows,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says,“ I was only joking!”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"so is the man who deceives his neighbor"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and says,“ I was only joking!”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Without wood, a fire goes out;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"without gossip, a conflict ceases."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":21,"t":"Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":22,"t":"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The words of a gossip are like choice morsels"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that go down into the inmost being."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.","f":["Hebrew; LXX smooth"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Like glaze covering an earthen vessel"},{"style":"indent2","t":"are burning lips and a wicked heart."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":24,"t":"A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"A hateful man disguises himself with his speech,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but he lays up deceit in his heart."}],"style":"indent2"},{"v":25,"t":"When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations [fill] his heart.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for seven abominations [fill] his heart."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though his hatred is concealed by deception,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":27,"t":"He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He who digs a pit will fall into it,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"A lying tongue hates those it crushes,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and a flattering mouth causes ruin."}],"style":"indent1"}]}