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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 26:1
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Like snow in summer or rain(a) in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.(b)
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Proverbs 26:2
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Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(c)
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Proverbs 26:3
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(d) and a rod for the backs of fools!(e)
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Proverbs 26:4
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.(f)
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Proverbs 26:5
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Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.(g)
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Proverbs 26:6
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Sending a message by the hands of a fool(h) is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison.
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Proverbs 26:7
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Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(i)
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Proverbs 26:8
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Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.(j)
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Proverbs 26:9
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Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(k)
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Proverbs 26:10
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Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
Proverbs 26:11
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As a dog returns to its vomit,(l) so fools repeat their folly.(m)
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Proverbs 26:12
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Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?(n) There is more hope for a fool than for them.(o)
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Proverbs 26:13
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A sluggard says,(p) "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"(q)
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Proverbs 26:14
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As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.(r)
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Proverbs 26:15
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A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(s)
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Proverbs 26:16
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A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:17
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Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
Proverbs 26:18
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Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
Proverbs 26:19
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is one who deceives their neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
Proverbs 26:20
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Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(t)
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Proverbs 26:21
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As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(u)
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Proverbs 26:22
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.(v)
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Proverbs 26:23
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Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent[a] lips with an evil heart.
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Proverbs 26:24
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Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(w) but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(x)
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Proverbs 26:25
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Though their speech is charming,(y) do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.(z)
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Proverbs 26:26
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Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Proverbs 26:27
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Whoever digs a pit(aa) will fall into it;(ab) if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.(ac)
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Proverbs 26:28
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A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth(ad) works ruin.
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