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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 26:1
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Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,(a) honor is inappropriate for a fool.(b)
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Proverbs 26:2
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Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,(c) an undeserved curse goes nowhere.(d)
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Proverbs 26:3
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,(e) and a rod for the backs of fools.(f)
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Proverbs 26:4
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Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness(g) or you'll be like him yourself.
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Proverbs 26:5
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Answer a fool according to his foolishness(h) or he'll become wise in his own eyes.(i)
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Proverbs 26:6
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The one who sends a message by a fool's hand(j) cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.(k)
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Proverbs 26:7
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A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.
Proverbs 26:8
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Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.[a]
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Proverbs 26:9
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A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by[b] the hand of a drunkard.
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Proverbs 26:10
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The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone.
Proverbs 26:11
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As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.(l)
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Proverbs 26:12
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Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?(m) There is more hope for a fool than for him.(n)
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Proverbs 26:13
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The slacker says, "There's a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!"(o)
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Proverbs 26:14
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A door turns on its hinges, and a slacker, on his bed.(p)
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Proverbs 26:15
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The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth.(q)
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Proverbs 26:16
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In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser(r) than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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Proverbs 26:17
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A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that's not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:18
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Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,(s)
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Proverbs 26:19
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so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"
Proverbs 26:20
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Without wood, fire goes out; without a gossip, conflict dies down.(t)
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Proverbs 26:21
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As charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.(u)
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Proverbs 26:22
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A gossip's words are like choice food that goes down to one's innermost being.[c](v)
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Proverbs 26:23
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Smooth[d] lips with an evil heart are like glaze on an earthen vessel.(w)
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Proverbs 26:24
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A hateful person disguises himself with his speech and harbors deceit within.
Proverbs 26:25
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When he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.(x)
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Proverbs 26:26
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Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his evil will be revealed in the assembly.
Proverbs 26:27
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The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone— it will come back on him.(y)
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Proverbs 26:28
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A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
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