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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 26:1-8

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Proverbs 26:1
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Like snow in summer and like (C1)rain in harvest, So honor is not (C2)fitting for a fool.
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Proverbs 26:2
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Like a (C1)sparrow in its (F1)flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a (C2)curse without cause does not come to rest.
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Proverbs 26:3
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A (C1)whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a (C2)rod for the back of fools.
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Proverbs 26:4
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(C1)Do not answer a fool (F1)according to his foolishness, Or you will also be like him.
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Proverbs 26:5
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(C1)Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves, So that he will not be (C2)wise in his own eyes.
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Proverbs 26:6
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One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence.
Proverbs 26:7
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Like (F1)useless legs to one who cannot walk, So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
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Proverbs 26:8
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Like (F1)one who binds a stone in a sling, So is one who gives honor to a fool.
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