Proverbs 26:3-12

3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.

4Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself.

5Answer a fool according to his foolishness or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

6The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

7A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.

8Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.

9A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

10The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone indiscriminately.

11As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

12Do you see a person who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.