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<A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Do not answer a fool according to his folly, <p class="indent2"> or you yourself will be like him. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Answer a fool according to his folly, <p class="indent2"> lest he become wise in his own eyes. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence <p class="indent2"> is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Like lame legs hanging limp <p class="indent2"> is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Like binding a stone into a sling <p class="indent2"> is the giving of honor to a fool. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard <p class="indent2"> is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Like an archer who wounds at random <p class="indent2"> is he who hires a fool or passerby. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>As a dog returns to its vomit,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent2"> so a fool repeats his folly. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? <p class="indent2"> There is more hope for a fool than for him. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! <p class="indent2"> A fierce lion roams the public square!” <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As a door turns on its hinges, <p class="indent2"> so the slacker turns on his bed. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The slacker buries his hand in the dish; <p class="indent2"> it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The slacker is wiser in his own eyes <p class="indent2"> than seven men who answer discreetly. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Like one who grabs a dog by the ears <p class="indent2"> is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Like a madman shooting firebrands <p class="indent2"> and deadly arrows, <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>so is the man who deceives his neighbor <p class="indent2"> and says, “I was only joking!” <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Without wood, a fire goes out; <p class="indent2"> without gossip, a conflict ceases. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, <p class="indent2"> so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The words of a gossip are like choice morsels <p class="indent2"> that go down into the inmost being. <A name="24"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Like glaze covering an earthen vessel <p class="indent2"> are burning<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> lips and a wicked heart. <A name="25"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, <p class="indent2"> but he lays up deceit in his heart. <A name="26"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, <p class="indent2"> for seven abominations fill his heart. <A name="27"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Though his hatred is concealed by deception, <p class="indent2"> his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. <A name="28"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He who digs a pit will fall into it, <p class="indent2"> and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. <p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A lying tongue hates those it crushes, <p class="indent2"> and a flattering mouth causes ruin.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Cited in <a href="../2_peter/2.htm#22">2 Peter 2:22</a><br><span class="fnverse">23</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Hebrew; LXX <i>smooth</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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