Proverbs 26 HCSB

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19:10">b</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">Like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5110.htm" title="נוד vqc 5110"> a flitting</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6833.htm" title="צִפֹּור_1 ncbsa 6833"> sparrow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5774.htm" title="עוף_1 vqc 5774"> or a fluttering</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1866.htm" title="דְּרֹור_1 ncmsa 1866"> swallow</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 27:8">c</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2600.htm" title="חִנָּם Pd 2600">an undeserved</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7045.htm" title="קְלָלָה ncfsc 7045"> curse</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi3fsXa 935"> goes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> nowhere</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 23:8; Dt 23:5; 2Sm 16:12">d</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7752.htm" title="שֹׁוט_1 ncmsa 7752">A whip</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5483.htm" title="סוּס_1 ncmsa 5483"> horse</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4964.htm" title="מֶתֶג ncmsc 4964">a bridle</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2543.htm" title="חֲמֹור_1 ncmsa 2543"> the donkey</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 32:9">e</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7626.htm" title="שֵׁבֶט ncmsa 7626"> a rod</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1460.htm" title="גֵּו_1 ncmsc 1460"> the backs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmpa 3684"> of fools</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 10:13; 19:29">f</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqi2msXa{1}Jt 6030"> answer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/200.htm" title="אִוֶּלֶת ncfsc 200"> foolishness</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 23:9; 29:9; Mt 7:6; Lk 23:9">g</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6435.htm" title="פֶּן Pc 6435">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7737.htm" title="שׁוה_1 vqi2ms 7737"> you’ll be like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> yourself</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqvms 6030">Answer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> according to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/200.htm" title="אִוֶּלֶת ncfsc 200"> foolishness</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 16:1-4; 21:24-27">h</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6435.htm" title="פֶּן Pc 6435">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi3ms 1961"> he’ll become</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 26:12; 28:11; Rm 12:16">i</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqPmsa 7971">The one who sends</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpa 1697"> a message</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 10:26; 25:13">j</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7096.htm" title="קצה vpPmsa 7096">cuts off</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7272.htm" title="רֶגֶל ncfda 7272"> his own feet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8354.htm" title="שׁתה vqPmsa 8354"> and drinks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2555.htm" title="חָמָס ncmsa 2555"> violence</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 13:2">k</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4912.htm" title="מָשָׁל_1 ncmsa 4912">A proverb</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> the mouth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmpa 3684"> of a fool</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6455.htm" title="פִּסֵּחַ amsa 6455">is like lame</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7785.htm" title="שֹׁוק ncfda 7785"> legs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1802.htm" title="דלה_2 vqp3cp 1802"> that hang limp</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqPmsa 5414">Giving</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3519.htm" title="כָּבֹוד ncmsa 3519"> honor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">is like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6887.htm" title="צרר_1 vqc 6887"> binding</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/68.htm" title="אֶבֶן ncfsa 68"> a stone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4773.htm" title="מַרְגֵּמָה ncfsa 4773"> a sling</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="A stone bound in a sling would not release and could harm the person using the sling. A modern equivalent is jamming a cork in a gun barrel.">l</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4912.htm" title="מָשָׁל_1 ncmsa 4912">A proverb</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> the mouth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmpa 3684"> of a fool</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2336.htm" title="חֹוחַ_1 ncmsa 2336">is like a stick with thorns</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">brandished by</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit thorn that goes up into">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> the hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7910.htm" title="שִׁכֹּור amsa 7910"> of a drunkard</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7936.htm" title="שׂכר vqPmsa 7936">The one who hires</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7936.htm" title="שׂכר vqPmsa 7936"> who hires</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5674.htm" title="עבר_1 vqPmpa 5674"> those passing by</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7228.htm" title="רַב_3 ncmsa 7228">is like an archer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2490.htm" title="חלל_2 vkPmsa 2490"> who wounds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> everyone</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">As</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3611.htm" title="כֶּלֶב ncmsa 3611"> a dog</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqPmsa 7725"> returns</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6892.htm" title="קֵא ncmsc 6892"> vomit</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684">so a fool</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8138.htm" title="שׁנה_2 vqPmsa 8138"> repeats</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/200.htm" title="אִוֶּלֶת ncfsc 200"> foolishness</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="2Pt 2:22">n</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqp2ms 7200">Do you see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> who is wise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 3:7; 26:5; Rm 12:16">o</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8615.htm" title="תִּקְוָה_2 ncfsa 8615">There is more hope</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> for him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 29:20">p</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6102.htm" title="עָצֵל amsa 6102">The slacker</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms 559"> says</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7826.htm" title="שַׁחַל ncmsa 7826">There’s a lion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsa 1870"> road</a> —</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/738.htm" title="אֲרִי ncmsa 738">a lion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/996.htm" title="בַּיִן Pp 996"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7339.htm" title="רְחֹב_1 ncmpa 7339"> public square</a>! ”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 22:13">q</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">A</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1817.htm" title="דֶּלֶת ncfsa 1817"> door</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5437.htm" title="סבב vqi3fs 5437"> turns</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6735.htm" title="צִיר_1 ncmsc 6735"> hinges</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6102.htm" title="עָצֵל amsa 6102"> a slacker</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921">on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4296.htm" title="מִטָּה ncfsc 4296"> bed</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 6:9-10; 19:15">r</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6102.htm" title="עָצֵל amsa 6102">The slacker</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2934.htm" title="טמן vqp3ms 2934"> buries</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6745.htm" title="צַלַּחַת ncfsa 6745"> bowl</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3811.htm" title="לאה vnp3ms 3811">he is too weary</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vhc 7725"> bring</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fs"> it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouth</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 12:27; 19:24">s</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">In</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6102.htm" title="עָצֵל amsa 6102">a slacker</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2450.htm" title="חָכָם amsa 2450"> is wiser</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 26:5,12; 28:11">t</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7651.htm" title="שֶׁבַע_1 ucmsa 7651"> seven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vhPmpc 7725"> men who can answer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2940.htm" title="טַעַם ncmsa 2940"> sensibly</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5674.htm" title="עבר_1 vqPmsa 5674">A person who is passing by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5674.htm" title="עבר_2 vtPmsa 5674"> and meddles</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7379.htm" title="רִיב ncmsa 7379"> a quarrel</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> that’s not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"></a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2388.htm" title="חזק vhPmsa 2388">is like one who grabs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3611.htm" title="כֶּלֶב ncmsa 3611"> a dog</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfdc 241"> the ears</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">Like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3856.htm" title="לההּ vwPmsa 3856"> a madman</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3384.htm" title="ירה_1 vqPmsa 3384"> who throws</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2131.htm" title="זֵק_2 ncmpa 2131"> flaming darts</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> deadly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2671.htm" title="חֵץ ncmpa 2671"> arrows</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 50:11">u</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3651.htm" title="כֵּן_2 Pd 3651">so</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> is the man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7411.htm" title="רמה_2 vpp3ms 7411"> who deceives</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7453.htm" title="רֵעַ_2 ncmsc 7453"> neighbor</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms{2} 559"> says</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7832.htm" title="שׂחק vpPmsa 7832"> was only joking</a>! ”</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">Without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/657.htm" title="אֶפֶס ncmsc 657"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6086.htm" title="עֵץ ncmpa 6086"> wood</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784">fire</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3518.htm" title="כבה vqi3fs 3518"> goes out</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5372.htm" title="רגן vnPmsa 5372"> a gossip</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4066.htm" title="מָדֹון_1 ncmsa 4066">conflict</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8367.htm" title="שׁתק vqi3ms 8367"> dies down</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 16:28; 22:10">v</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6352.htm" title="פֶּחָם ncmsa 6352">As charcoal</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1513.htm" title="גַּחַל ncmpa 1513"> embers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6086.htm" title="עֵץ ncmpa 6086"> wood</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/784.htm" title="אֵשׁ_1 ncbsa 784"> fire</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">so</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4079.htm" title="מִדְיָן_1 ncmpa 4079"> is a quarrelsome</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsc 376"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2787.htm" title="חרר_1 vdc 2787"> kindling</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7379.htm" title="רִיב ncmsa 7379"> strife</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 15:18">w</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5372.htm" title="רגן vnPmsa 5372">A gossip’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpc 1697"> words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> are like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3859.htm" title="להם vtPmpa 3859"> choice food</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1992.htm" title="הֵם pi3mp 1992">that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vqp3cp 3381"> goes down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2315.htm" title="חֶדֶר ncmpc 2315"> to one’s innermost being</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/990.htm" title="בֶּטֶן_1 ncfsa 990"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit to the chambers of the belly">x, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 18:8">y</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a>Smooth<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX; MT reads Burning">z</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfda 8193"> lips</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1814.htm" title="דלק vqPmpa 1814"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע amsa 7451"> an evil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3701.htm" title="כֶּסֶף ncmsc 3701">are like glaze</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5509.htm" title="סִיג ncmpa 5509"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2789.htm" title="חֶרֶשׂ ncmsa 2789"> an earthen vessel</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 23:27; Lk 11:39">aa</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-24.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">24</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8130.htm" title="שׂנא vqPmsa 8130">A hateful</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5234.htm" title="נכר vni3ms 5234"> person disguises</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> himself with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> speech</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7896.htm" title="שׁית vqi3ms 7896"> harbors</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4820.htm" title="מִרְמָה_1 ncfsa 4820"> deceit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> within</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"></a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-25.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">25</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"> speaks</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2603.htm" title="חנן_1 vpi3ms 2603"> graciously</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/539.htm" title="אמן_1 vhi2msXa{1}Jt 539"> believe</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7651.htm" title="שֶׁבַע_1 ucfsa 7651"> there are seven</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8441.htm" title="תֹּועֵבָה ncfpa 8441"> abominations</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 28:3">ab</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-26.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">26</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8135.htm" title="שִׂנְאָה ncfsa 8135">Though his hatred</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3680.htm" title="כסה vti3fs 3680"> is concealed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4860.htm" title="מַשָּׁאֹון ncmsa 4860"> deception</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רָעָה ncfsc 7451"> evil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1540.htm" title="גלה vni3fs 1540"> will be revealed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6951.htm" title="קָהָל ncmsa 6951"> the assembly</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-27.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">27</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3738.htm" title="כרה_1 vqPmsa 3738">The one who digs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7845.htm" title="שַׁחַת ncfsa 7845"> a pit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5307.htm" title="נפל vqi3ms 5307"> will fall</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> it</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1556.htm" title="גלל vqPmsa 1556"> whoever rolls</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/68.htm" title="אֶבֶן ncfsa 68"> a stone</a> —</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqi3fs 7725">it will come back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Est 7:10; Jb 4:8; Pr 28:10; Dn 6:24; Mt 26:52">ac</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-28.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">28</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8267.htm" title="שֶׁקֶר ncmsa 8267">A lying</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3956.htm" title="לָשֹׁון ncbsc 3956"> tongue</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8130.htm" title="שׂנא vqi3ms 8130"> hates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> those it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1790.htm" title="דַּךְ ampc 1790"> crushes</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2509.htm" title="חָלָק amsa 2509"> a flattering</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsa 6310"> mouth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi3ms 6213"> causes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4072.htm" title="מִדְחֶה ncmsa 4072"> ruin</a>.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:1</b> 1Sm 12:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:1</b> Pr 17:7; 19:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:2</b> Pr 27:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:2</b> Nm 23:8; Dt 23:5; 2Sm 16:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:3</b> Ps 32:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:3</b> Pr 10:13; 19:29</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:4</b> Pr 23:9; 29:9; Mt 7:6; Lk 23:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:5</b> Mt 16:1-4; 21:24-27</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:5</b> Pr 26:12; 28:11; Rm 12:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:6</b> Pr 10:26; 25:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:6</b> Pr 13:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:8</b> A stone bound in a sling would not release and could harm the person using the sling. A modern equivalent is jamming a cork in a gun barrel.</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:9</b> Lit <i>thorn that goes up into</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:11</b> 2Pt 2:22</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:12</b> Pr 3:7; 26:5; Rm 12:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:12</b> Pr 29:20</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:13</b> Pr 22:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:14</b> Pr 6:9-10; 19:15</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:15</b> Pr 12:27; 19:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:16</b> Pr 26:5,12; 28:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:18</b> Is 50:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:20</b> Pr 16:28; 22:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:21</b> Pr 15:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:22</b> Lit <i>to the chambers of the belly</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:22</b> Pr 18:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:23</b> LXX; MT reads <i>Burning</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:23</b> Mt 23:27; Lk 11:39</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:25</b> Ps 28:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>26:27</b> Est 7:10; Jb 4:8; Pr 28:10; Dn 6:24; Mt 26:52</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/proverbs/26-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>

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