Most Popular Bible Verses in Proverbs 26
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Whoso diggeth up a pit, shall fall therein; and he that weltereth a stone, shall stumble upon it himself.
A dissembling tongue hateth one that rebuketh him; and a flattering mouth worketh mischief.
Like as the dog turneth again to his vomit, even so a fool beginneth his foolishness again afresh.
Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.
Like as snow is not mete in summer, nor rain in harvest; even so is worship unseemly for a fool.
Like as the bird, and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there; so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man.
If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.
Whoso goeth by and meddleth with other men's strife, he is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Like as one shooteth deadly arrows and darts out of a privy place, even so doth a dissembler with his neighbour.
Unto the horse belongeth a whip, to the Ass a bridle, and a rod to the fool's back.
An enemy dissembleth with his lips, and in the mean season he imagineth mischief;
but make the fool an answer to his foolishness, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
The slothful sayeth, "There is a leopard in the way, and a lion in the midst of the streets."
A slanderer's words are like flattery, but they pierce the inward parts of the body.
A man of experience discerneth all things well, but whoso hireth a fool, hireth such one as will take no heed.
Coals kindle heat, and wood the fire; even so doth a brawling fellow stir up variance.
Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed.
The slothful body thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth.
He is lame of his feet, yea drunken is he in vanity, that committeth any message to a fool.
He that setteth a fool in high dignity, that is even as if a man would bind a stone in a sling.
A parable in a fools mouth is like a thorn that pricketh a drunken man in the hand.
but when he speaketh fair, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Like as in a lame man his legs are not equal, even so is a parable in the fool's mouth.
Whoso keepeth evil will secretly, to do hurt, his malice shall be showed before the whole congregation.