Pro 26 | ESV | STEP | Like snow in summer or rain in harvest , so honor is not fitting for a fool .

u[See ver. 12 above]

v[ver. 25; ch. 6:16]; See Job 5:19

w[Isa. 50:11]

x ch. 16:28

y ch. 22:10

zSee ch. 15:18

aa ch. 18:8

ab[See ver. 20 above]

ac[Matt. 23:27; Luke 11:39]

adSee ch. 25:4

afSee Ps. 28:3

ag[ver. 16]

ah[ch. 28:10]; See Ps. 7:15

Proverbs 26

1 Like snow in summer or ^arain in harvest,
so ^bhonor is ^cnot fitting for a fool.
2 Like ^da sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
^ea curse that is causeless does not alight.
3 ^fA whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and ^ga rod for the back of fools.
4 ^hAnswer not a fool according to his folly,
lest you be like him yourself.
5 ⁱAnswer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be ^jwise in his own eyes.
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and ^kdrinks violence.
7 Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling
is ^lone who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like ^ma thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 Like an archer who wounds everyone
is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. ^{▼▼Or hires a fool or passersby}
11 Like ^oa dog that returns to his vomit
is ^pa fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is ^qwise in his own eyes?
^rThere is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 ^sThe sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 ^tThe sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is ^uwiser in his own eyes
^vthan seven men who can answer sensibly.
17 Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
18 Like a madman who throws ^wfirebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no ^xwhisperer, ^yquarreling ceases.
21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is ^za quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
22 ^aaThe words of ^aba whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into the inner parts of the body.
23 ^acLike the ^adglaze ^{▼▼By revocalization; Hebrew silver of dross} covering an earthen vessel
are fervent lips with an evil heart.
24 Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
and harbors deceit in his heart;
25 ^afwhen he speaks graciously, believe him not,
for there are ^agseven abominations in his heart;
26 though his hatred be covered with deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 ^ahWhoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.