Proverbs 26
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Proverbs 26:1-12

1Like snowH7950 in summerH7019 and like 1rainH4306 in harvestH7105, SoH3651 honorH3519 is not 2fittingH5000 for a foolH3684.2Like a 3sparrowH6833 in its 4flittingH5110, like a swallowH1866 in its flyingH5774, SoH3651 a 5curseH7045 withoutH2600 causeH2600 does not comeH935 to rest.3A 6whipH7752 is for the horseH5483, a bridleH4964 for the donkeyH2543, And a 7rodH7626 for the backH1460 of foolsH3684.48Do not answerH6030 a foolH3684 9according to his foolishnessH200, OrH6435 you will alsoH1571 beH7737 likeH7737 him.510AnswerH6030 a foolH3684 as his foolishnessH200 deserves, SoH6435 thatH6435 he will notH6435 be 11wiseH2450 in his own eyesH5869.6One who sendsH7971 a messageH1697 by the handH3027 of a foolH3684 ChopsH7096 offH7096 his own feetH7272 and drinksH8354 violenceH2555.7Like 12uselessH1802 legsH7785 to one who cannotH6455 walkH6455, So is a proverbH4912 in the mouthsH6310 of foolsH3684.8Like 13one who bindsH6887 a stoneH68 in a slingH4773, SoH3651 is one who givesH5414 honorH3519 to a foolH3684.9Like a thornH2336 that 14sticksH5927 in the handH3027 of a heavyH7910 drinkerH7910, So is a proverbH4912 in the mouthsH6310 of foolsH3684.1015Like an archerH7228 who woundsH2342 everyoneH3605, So is one who hiresH7936 a foolH3684 or hiresH7936 those who passH5674 byH5674.11Like 16a dogH3611 that returnsH7725 to its vomitH6892, So is a foolH3684 who 17repeatsH8138 18his foolishnessH200.12Do you seeH7200 a personH376 19wiseH2450 in his own eyesH5869? 20There is moreH4480 hopeH8615 for a foolH3684 thanH4480 for him.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 26:1 1 Sam 12:17 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 26:1 Prov 17:7 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 26:2 Prov 27:8; Is 16:2 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 26:2 Lit wandering ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 26:2 Num 23:8; Deut 23:5; 2 Sam 16:12 ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 26:3 Ps 32:9 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 26:3 Prov 10:13; 19:29 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 26:4 Prov 23:9; 29:9; Is 36:21; Matt 7:6 ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 26:4 I.e., taking his question or argument seriously ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 26:5 Matt 16:1-4; 21:24-27 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 26:5 Prov 3:7; 28:11; Rom 12:16 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 26:7 Lit legs that dangle from one paralyzed ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 26:8 Lit the binding of ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 26:9 Lit goes up ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 26:11 2 Pet 2:22 ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 26:11 Ex 8:15 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 26:11 Lit with his ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 26:12 Prov 3:7; 26:5 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 26:12 Prov 29:20 ↩

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