Proverbs 26:1-13

1Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.

2Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.

3Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!

4Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.

5Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.

6Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

7A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

8Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.

9A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.

10An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.

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

12There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.

13The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”