Pro 26:1-12 | ESV | STEP | Like snow in summer or rain in harvest , so honor is not fitting for a fool .

Proverbs 26:1-12

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.