rsv - Proverbs:26-28

rsv@Proverbs:26:1 @ Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

rsv@Proverbs:26:2 @ Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

rsv@Proverbs:26:3 @ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.

rsv@Proverbs:26:4 @ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.

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

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

rsv@Proverbs:26:7 @ Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

rsv@Proverbs:26:8 @ Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.

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

rsv@Proverbs:26:10 @ Like an archer who wounds everybody is he who hires a passing fool or drunkard.

rsv@Proverbs:26:11 @ Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool that repeats his folly.

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

rsv@Proverbs:26:13 @ The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"

rsv@Proverbs:26:14 @ As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.

rsv@Proverbs:26:15 @ The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.

rsv@Proverbs:26:16 @ The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer discreetly.

rsv@Proverbs:26:17 @ He who meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.

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

rsv@Proverbs:26:19 @ is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"

rsv@Proverbs:26:20 @ For lack of wood the fire goes out; and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

rsv@Proverbs:26:21 @ As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

rsv@Proverbs:26:22 @ The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

rsv@Proverbs:26:23 @ Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth lips with an evil heart.

rsv@Proverbs:26:24 @ He who hates, dissembles with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;

rsv@Proverbs:26:25 @ when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;

rsv@Proverbs:26:26 @ though his hatred be covered with guile, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

rsv@Proverbs:26:27 @ He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling.

rsv@Proverbs:26:28 @ A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

rsv@Proverbs:27:1 @ Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

rsv@Proverbs:27:2 @ Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

rsv@Proverbs:27:3 @ A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

rsv@Proverbs:27:4 @ Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming; but who can stand before jealousy?

rsv@Proverbs:27:5 @ Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

rsv@Proverbs:27:6 @ Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

rsv@Proverbs:27:7 @ He who is sated loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.

rsv@Proverbs:27:8 @ Like a bird that strays from its nest, is a man who strays from his home.

rsv@Proverbs:27:9 @ Oil and perfume make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.

rsv@Proverbs:27:10 @ Your friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake; and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.

rsv@Proverbs:27:11 @ Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

rsv@Proverbs:27:12 @ A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.

rsv@Proverbs:27:13 @ Take a man's garment when he has given surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

rsv@Proverbs:27:14 @ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.

rsv@Proverbs:27:15 @ A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;

rsv@Proverbs:27:16 @ to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in his right hand.

rsv@Proverbs:27:17 @ Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

rsv@Proverbs:27:18 @ He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.

rsv@Proverbs:27:19 @ As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.

rsv@Proverbs:27:20 @ Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.

rsv@Proverbs:27:21 @ The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.

rsv@Proverbs:27:22 @ Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

rsv@Proverbs:27:23 @ Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;

rsv@Proverbs:27:24 @ for riches do not last for ever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

rsv@Proverbs:27:25 @ When the grass is gone, and the new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,

rsv@Proverbs:27:26 @ the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;

rsv@Proverbs:27:27 @ there will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your maidens.

rsv@Proverbs:28:1 @ The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

rsv@Proverbs:28:2 @ When a land transgresses it has many rulers; but with men of understanding and knowledge its stability will long continue.

rsv@Proverbs:28:3 @ A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.

rsv@Proverbs:28:4 @ Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law strive against them.

rsv@Proverbs:28:5 @ Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it completely.

rsv@Proverbs:28:6 @ Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is perverse in his ways.

rsv@Proverbs:28:7 @ He who keeps the law is a wise son, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

rsv@Proverbs:28:8 @ He who augments his wealth by interest and increase gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.

rsv@Proverbs:28:9 @ If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

rsv@Proverbs:28:10 @ He who misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit; but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

rsv@Proverbs:28:11 @ A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

rsv@Proverbs:28:12 @ When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

rsv@Proverbs:28:13 @ He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

rsv@Proverbs:28:14 @ Blessed is the man who fears the LORD always; but he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.

rsv@Proverbs:28:15 @ Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

rsv@Proverbs:28:16 @ A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor; but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

rsv@Proverbs:28:17 @ If a man is burdened with the blood of another, let him be a fugitive until death; let no one help him.

rsv@Proverbs:28:18 @ He who walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is perverse in his ways will fall into a pit.

rsv@Proverbs:28:19 @ He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

rsv@Proverbs:28:20 @ A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

rsv@Proverbs:28:21 @ To show partiality is not good; but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

rsv@Proverbs:28:22 @ A miserly man hastens after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him.

rsv@Proverbs:28:23 @ He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.

rsv@Proverbs:28:24 @ He who robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is the companion of a man who destroys.

rsv@Proverbs:28:25 @ A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.

rsv@Proverbs:28:26 @ He who trusts in his own mind is a fool; but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

rsv@Proverbs:28:27 @ He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

rsv@Proverbs:28:28 @ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

rsv@Proverbs:29:1 @ He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck will suddenly be broken beyond healing.