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^[1] Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. ^[2] Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. ^[3] A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! ^[4] Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. ^[5] Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. ^[6] Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. ^[7] Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. ^[8] Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool. ^[9] Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. ^[10] Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by. ^[11] As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. ^[12] Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. ^[13] The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!” ^[14] As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. ^[15] The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. ^[16] The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly. ^[17] Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own. ^[18] Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows ^[19] is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” ^[20] Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down. ^[21] As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. ^[22] The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man’s inmost parts. ^[23] Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart. ^[24] A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit. ^[25] Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. ^[26] His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. ^[27] If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him. ^[28] A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society.