Proverbs 26:3-12

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

4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, else you also will be like him.

5Answer a fool according to his folly, else he will be wise in his own eyes.

6Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand.

7Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.

8Like tying a stone into a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

9Like a thorn bush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.

10Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

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