nkjv - 26

nkjv@Proverbs:26:1 @ As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:2 @ Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:3 @ A whip for the horse, A bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the fool's back.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:4 @ Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:5 @ Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:6 @ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:7 @ Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:8 @ Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:9 @ Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:10 @ The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:11 @ As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:12 @ Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:13 @ The lazy man says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!"

nkjv@Proverbs:26:14 @ As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:15 @ The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:16 @ The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:17 @ He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own Is like one who takes a dog by the ears.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:18 @ Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

nkjv@Proverbs:26:19 @ Is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, "I was only joking!"

nkjv@Proverbs:26:20 @ Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:21 @ As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:22 @ The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:23 @ Fervent lips with a wicked heart Are like earthenware covered with silver dross.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:24 @ He who hates, disguises it with his lips, And lays up deceit within himself;

nkjv@Proverbs:26:25 @ When he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart;

nkjv@Proverbs:26:26 @ Though his hatred is covered by deceit, His wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:27 @ Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

nkjv@Proverbs:26:28 @ A lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, And a flattering mouth works ruin.

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