https://gccsd.org/media/com_zefaniabible/images/bible_100.jpg https://gccsd.org/bible/read-the-bible/standard/nasb/20-proverbs/26-chapter.html?ord=050126 https://gccsd.org/bible/read-the-bible/standard/nasb/20-proverbs/26-chapter.html?ord=050126 Zefania Bible en-gb GCCSD Proverbs chapter 26 https://gccsd.org/bible/read-the-bible/standard/nasb/20-proverbs/26-chapter.html?ord=050126 https://gccsd.org/bible/read-the-bible/standard/nasb/20-proverbs/26-chapter.html?ord=050126 Fri, 01 May 2026 06:06:58 -0400 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. Like a sparrow in [its] flitting, like a swallow in [its] flying, So a curse without cause does not alight. A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools. Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him. Answer a fool as his folly [deserves], That he not be wise in his own eyes. He cuts off [his own] feet [and] drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. [Like] the legs [which] are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool. [Like] a thorn [which] falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. [Like] an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by. Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly. Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!" [As] the door turns on its hinges, So [does] the sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer. [Like] one who takes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by [and] meddles with strife not belonging to him. Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death, So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "Was I not joking?" For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. [Like] charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body. [Like] an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are burning lips and a wicked heart. He who hates disguises [it] with his lips, But he lays up deceit in his heart. When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart. [Though his] hatred covers itself with guile, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly. He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him. A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.