http://brojed.org/cms/components/com_zefaniabible/images/bible_100.jpg http://brojed.org/cms/index.php?option=com_zefaniabible&view=standard&a=kgJ82&b=20&c=26&Itemid=101&ord=040526 http://brojed.org/cms/index.php?option=com_zefaniabible&view=standard&a=kgJ82&b=20&c=26&Itemid=101&ord=040526 Zefania Bible en-gb brojed.org Proverbs chapter 26 http://brojed.org/cms/index.php?option=com_zefaniabible&view=standard&a=kgJ82&b=20&c=26&Itemid=101&ord=040526 http://brojed.org/cms/index.php?option=com_zefaniabible&view=standard&a=kgJ82&b=20&c=26&Itemid=101&ord=040526 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:38:38 +0000 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight. A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool's back. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off [his own] feet [and] drinks violence. [Like] the legs of the lame that hang limp [Is] a proverb in the mouth of fools. Like one who binds a stone in a sling [Is] he who gives honor to a fool. [Like] a thorn [that] goes into the hand of a drunkard [Is] a proverb in the mouth of fools. The great [God] who formed everything Gives the fool [his] hire and the transgressor [his] wages. As a dog returns to his own vomit, [So] a fool repeats his folly. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? [There is] more hope for a fool than for him. The lazy [man] says, "[There is] a lion in the road! A fierce lion [is] in the streets!" [As] a door turns on its hinges, So [does] the lazy [man] on his bed. The lazy [man] buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. The lazy [man is] wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly. He who passes by [and] meddles in a quarrel not his own [Is like] one who takes a dog by the ears. Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, [Is] the man [who] deceives his neighbor, And says, "I was only joking!" Where [there is] no wood, the fire goes out; And where [there is] no talebearer, strife ceases. [As] charcoal [is] to burning coals, and wood to fire, So [is] a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer [are] like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. Fervent lips with a wicked heart [Are like] earthenware covered with silver dross. He who hates, disguises [it] with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself; When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For [there are] seven abominations in his heart; [Though his] hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. A lying tongue hates [those who are] crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.