Pro 26 | ABEn | STEP | As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so [ 3 not 2 is 4 seemly for a fool 1 honor].

Proverbs 26

CHAPTER 26 Wisdom Will Guide You from Folly

1 As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so [³not ²is ⁴seemly for a fool ¹honor]. 2 As birds [³spread out to fly ¹and ²sparrows], so [²oath ¹a vain] shall not come unto one thing. 3 As a whip to a horse, and a spur to a donkey, so a rod [²nation ¹to a lawbreaking]. 4 Do not give an answer to a fool according to that one's folly, lest [²likened ¹you should become] to him! 5 But answer a fool to the folly of that one! lest he should appear wise of himself. 6 [⁹by ¹⁰his own ways ⁸scorn ⁷shall cause ¹The ²one sending ⁴through ⁶messenger ⁵a foolish ³a word]. 7 Remove the goings of legs, and proverbs from out of the mouth of fools. 8 The one who binds up a stone in a sling, is likened to the one giving a fool glory. 9 Thorn-bushes germinate in the hand of the intoxicated; and servitude in the hand of fools. 10 [⁵much ⁴is tossed ⁶by a storm ¹All ²the flesh ³of fools]; [³is destroyed ¹for ²their ecstasy]. 11 As a dog whenever it comes upon its own vomit, and [²detested ¹becomes]; so a fool [²to ³his own ³evil ¹returning], unto his own sin. 12 I beheld a man seeming [³of ⁴himself ²wise ¹to be], [⁴more hope ¹however ³had ⁵rather than ²a fool] he. 13 [²says ¹The lazy one] when being sent into the way, A lion is in the ways, and in the squares are murderers. 14 As a door turns upon the hinge, so the lazy one upon his bed. 15 [²hiding ¹The lazy one] the hand in his bosom shall not be able to bring it unto the mouth. 16 [³wiser ⁴to himself ¹The lazy one ²appears] in fulfilling transmitting a message. 17 As the one holding the tail of a dog; so the one setting himself over a stranger's case. 18 As the ones needing healing propounds words unto men, and the [²one meeting ³the ⁴word ¹first] shall be tripped up. 19 Thus are all the ones lying in wait for their own friends; and whenever they should be caught in the act, they say that, In playing I acted. 20 With much wood [²flourishes ¹fire]; but where there is no man at variance with others [²is stilled ¹a fight]. 21 A grate for coals, and wood for a fire; [³man ¹and ²a reviling] for a disturbance to a fight. 22 Words of mischievous men are soft; but these beat into the inner chambers of the intestines. 23 Silver given with treachery, is as a potsherd esteemed. [²lips ¹Smooth ⁵heart ³cover ⁴a distressed]. 24 [⁵with his lips ⁴all things ³assents to ²weeping ¹An enemy]; but in the heart he contrives treachery. 25 If [³should beseech you ¹the ²enemy] with a great voice, do not yield to him; [³seven ¹for ²there are] wickednesses in his heart. 26 The one hiding hatred stands together with treachery, and he conceals the things of his own [²sins ¹well-known] in the sanhedrin. 27 The one digging a pit for his neighbor shall fall into it; and the one rolling a stone, [²upon ³himself ¹rolls it]. 28 [²tongue ¹A lying] detests truth; [³mouth ¹and ²an open-mouthed] makes commotion.