Proverbs 26:1-28 LSB

[1] Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So glory is not fitting for a fool. [2] Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in flying, So a curse without cause does not come to pass. [3] A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools. [4] Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you yourself also be like him. [5] Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. [6] He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends words by the hand of a fool. [7] Like the legs which hang limp on the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. [8] Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives glory to a fool. [9] Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. [10] Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by. [11] Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who 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 fierce lion in the road! A lion is among the streets!” [14] As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. [15] The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is too weary to return it to his mouth. [16] The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can respond with a discreet answer. [17] Like one who seizes a dog by the ears Is he who passes by and becomes passionate about strife not belonging to him. [18] Like a madman who shoots Firebrands, arrows, and death, [19] So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, “Am I not joking?” [20] With no wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, strife quiets down. [21] Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. [22] The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the stomach. [23] Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross Are fiery lips and an evil heart. [24] He who hates disguises it with his lips, But he sets up deceit within himself. [25] When he makes his voice gracious, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart. [26] Though his hatred covers itself with guile, His evil will be revealed in the assembly. [27] He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will turn back on him. [28] A lying tongue hates those it crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.