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PR OVER B S 27
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Be sure to answer the foolish arguments
of fools,
or they will become wise in their own
estimation.
6
Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking
poison!
7
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
8
Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a
slingshot.
9
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander
is like an archer who shoots at random.
11
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.
12
There is more hope for fools
than for people who think they are wise.
13
The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on
the road!
Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
15
As a door swings back and forth on its
hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
A lying tongue hates its victims,
and flattering words cause ruin.
— promises —
from God
If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught
in it yourself.
P R OV E R B S 2 6:2 7
27
1
Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the
day will bring.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is
even heavier.
4
Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
5
An open rebuke
is better than hidden love!
6
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip
stops.
Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from
an enemy.
7
A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal
or fire lights wood.
A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet
to the hungry.
8
A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from
its nest.
9
The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
Interfering in someone else’s argument
is as foolish as yanking a dog’s ears.
18
Just as damaging
as a madman shooting a deadly weapon
is someone who lies to a friend
and then says, “I was only joking.”
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Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
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If you set a trap for others,
you will get caught in it yourself.
If you roll a boulder down on others,
it will crush you instead.
Let someone else praise you, not your own
mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
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26
They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe
them.
Their hearts are full of many evils.*
While their hatred may be concealed by
trickery,
their wrongdoing will be exposed in
public.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished
by a drunk.
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14
25
Rumors are dainty morsels
that sink deep into one’s heart.
23
Smooth* words may hide a wicked heart,
just as a pretty glaze covers a clay pot.
24
People may cover their hatred with
pleasant words,
but they’re deceiving you.
26:23 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads Burning.
26:25 Hebrew seven evils.
10
Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to
ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a
brother who lives far away.