Proverbs 26

Similitudes and Instructions

1 Honor does not fit a fool any more than snow fits summer or rain fits harvest.

2 A curse that is undeserved do not land, it flies by like a bird.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.

4 Do not argue with a fool or you will look just like him.

5 Answer a fool so he does not think he is smart.

6 Trusting a fool with a message is like cutting off your own feet.

7 A proverb in a fool’s mouth is as useless as paralyzed legs.

8 Honoring a fool is like tying a stone in a sling.

9 A proverb in a fool’s mouth like a thorn stuck in a drunk’s hand.

10 Hiring a fool or random drifters is like an archer shooting blind.

11 A fool repeats his stupidity like a dog returns to vomit.

12 See a man wise in his own eyes, There is more hope for a fool than him.

13 The lazy say, “There is a lion in the street!”

14 As a door swings on hinges, so the lazy turn in bed.

15 The lazy bury their hand in the dish but too tired to lift it to their mouth.

16 The lazy think they are wiser than seven people with sense.

17 Grabbing a stray dog by the ears is like jumping into someone else’s fight.

18 A crazy man shooting fire arrows.

19 That is what a man is like who lies and says, “I was just joking.”

20 Where there is no wood, fire dies; where there is no gossip, beef dies down.

21 Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so a quarrelsome man fires up drama.

22 Gossip words like tasty snacks, they go deep inside.

23 Smooth talk hiding an evil heart is like silver paint over clay.

24 Enemies disguise with words, but their heart full of lies.

25 They sound nice, but do not trust them, their heart full of deceit.

26 Their hate hides under words, but gets exposed in public.

27 Whoever digs a pit falls in it; whoever rolls a stone, it rolls back on them.

28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattery ruins lives.