One Year Chronological Bible Sampler - Flipbook - Page 10
JULY 2
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
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
10
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!”
14
As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
15
Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
16
Lazy people consider themselves smarter
than seven wise counselors.
17
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.”
19
20
Fire goes out without wood,
and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
21
A quarrelsome person starts fights
as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
22
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.
They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them.
25
26:23 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads Burning.
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