nkjv Proverbs:26:8-22
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.