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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 26 Lamsa Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/proverbs/26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/proverbs/26-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Lamsa</a> > Proverbs 26</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/25.htm" title="Proverbs 25">◄</a> Proverbs 26 <a href="../proverbs/27.htm" title="Proverbs 27">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Lamsa Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>LIKE snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>Like sparrows wandering and like birds flying in the air, so the curse that is causeless shall be driven away.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>A whip for the horse, a goad for the ass, and a rod for the back of a fool.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be also like him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>But answer a fool according to your wisdom, lest he think in himself that he is wise.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>He who sends a message by the hand of a fool drinks iniquity from under his own feet.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>As a lame man who cannot walk, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>Like a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>Thorns spring up in the hand of a drunkard, and folly in the mouth of a fool.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>The body of a fool is greatly afflicted, and a drunkard thinks that he can cross a sea.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool that misbehaves in his folly.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>If you should see a man wise in his own eyes, a fool is much better than he.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>The sluggard says, when he is sent out, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>As a door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful turn on his bed.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>The slothful hides his hands in his bosom; it grieves him to bring them again to his mouth.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men with good reasoning.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>He who meddles with a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>Like haughty men who utter words sharp and deadly as arrows,<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>So is the man who deceives his neighbor; when he is caught, he says, I was merely jesting.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>When there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no troublesome person, the strife ceases.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a malicious person to kindle strife.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>The words of the malicious stir up trouble; they go down into the innermost parts of the heart.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>Like silver dross which sticks to an earthen pot, so are enraged lips and an evil heart.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>He who hates is known by his own speech; in his heart he entertains deceit;<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>Though he speaks in a gentle tone, believe him not; for there are seven abominations in his heart.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>He who conceals hatred in his heart, his wickedness shall be revealed in the congregation.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and he who rolls a stone, it will return upon him.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-28.htm#aramaic"><b>28</b></a></span>A lying tongue hates the truth; and a troublesome mouth stirs up a quarrel.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible From The Ancient Eastern Texts: Aramaic Of The Peshitta by George M. 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