Proverbs 26 NKJV

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class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New King James Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nkjv/kjv/proverbs/26.shtml" style=color:#001320 title=Parallel Chapters> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"> <h3>Honor Is Not Fitting for a Fool</span></h3><div class="poetry"><p class="line"><span class="chapter-2"><span class="text Prov-26-1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>As snow in summer and rain in harvest,</span></span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-1">So honor is not fitting for a fool.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-2">So a curse without cause shall not alight.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>A whip for the horse,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-3">A bridle for the donkey,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-3">And a rod for the fool’s back.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Do not answer a fool according to his folly,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-4">Lest you also be like him.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Answer a fool according to his folly,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-5">Lest he be wise in his own eyes.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He who sends a message by the hand of a fool</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-6">Cuts off <i>his own</i> feet <i>and</i> drinks violence.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><i>Like</i> the legs of the lame that hang limp</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-7"><i>Is</i> a proverb in the mouth of fools.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Like one who binds a stone in a sling</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-8"><i>Is</i> he who gives honor to a fool.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><i>Like</i> a thorn <i>that</i> goes into the hand of a drunkard</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-9"><i>Is</i> a proverb in the mouth of fools.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[a]</a></span>The great <i>God</i> who formed everything</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-10">Gives the fool <i>his</i> hire and the transgressor <i>his</i> wages.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>As a dog returns to his own vomit,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-11"><i>So</i> a fool repeats his folly.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-12"><i>There is</i> more hope for a fool than for him.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The lazy <i>man</i> says, “<i>There is</i> a lion in the road!</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-13">A fierce lion <i>is</i> in the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[b]</a></span>streets!”</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><i>As</i> a door turns on its hinges,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-14">So <i>does</i> the lazy <i>man</i> on his bed.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The lazy <i>man</i> buries his hand in the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[c]</a></span>bowl;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-15">It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The lazy <i>man is</i> wiser in his own eyes</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-16">Than seven men who can answer sensibly.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He who passes by <i>and</i> meddles in a quarrel not his own</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-17"><i>Is like</i> one who takes a dog by the ears.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><i>Is</i> the man <i>who</i> deceives his neighbor,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-19">And says, “I was only joking!”</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Where <i>there is</i> no wood, the fire goes out;</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-20">And where <i>there is</i> no <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[d]</a></span>talebearer, strife ceases.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><i>As</i> charcoal <i>is</i> to burning coals, and wood to fire,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-21">So <i>is</i> a contentious man to kindle strife.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The words of a <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[e]</a></span>talebearer <i>are</i> like <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[f]</a></span>tasty trifles,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-22">And they go down into the <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[g]</a></span>inmost body.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Fervent lips with a wicked heart</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-23"><i>Are like</i> earthenware covered with silver dross.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>He who hates, disguises <i>it</i> with his lips,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-24">And lays up deceit within himself;</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When <span class="fn"><a href="#footnotes">[h]</a></span>he speaks kindly, do not believe him,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-25">For <i>there are</i> seven abominations in his heart;</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span><i>Though his</i> hatred is covered by deceit,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-26">His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-27">And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.</span></p></div> <div class="poetry_top-1"><p class="line"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/26-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A lying tongue hates <i>those who are</i> crushed by it,</span><br /><span class="text Prov-26-28">And a flattering mouth works ruin.</span></p></div> <A name="footnotes"></a><div class="footnotes"><h4>Footnotes:</h4><ol><li id="fen-NKJV-17152a"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:10">Proverbs 26:10</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Heb. difficult in v. <span class="bibleref" data-bibleref="Prov.26.10" href="/passage/?search=Prov.26.10&version=NKJV">10</span>; ancient and modern translators differ greatly</span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17155b"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:13">Proverbs 26:13</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Or <i>plazas, squares</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17157c"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:15">Proverbs 26:15</span> <span class='footnote-text'>LXX, Syr. <i>bosom;</i> Tg., Vg. <i>armpit</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17162d"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:20">Proverbs 26:20</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>gossip</i> or <i>slanderer,</i> lit. <i>whisperer</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17164e"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:22">Proverbs 26:22</span> <span class='footnote-text'><i>gossip</i> or <i>slanderer</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17164f"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:22">Proverbs 26:22</span> <span class='footnote-text'>A Jewish tradition <i>wounds</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17164g"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:22">Proverbs 26:22</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>rooms of the belly</i></span></li><li id="fen-NKJV-17167h"><span class="fnref" title="Go to Proverbs 26:25">Proverbs 26:25</span> <span class='footnote-text'>Lit. <i>his voice is gracious</i></span></li></ol></div> </span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. 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