Thematic Bible
Proverbs 26:1 (show verse)
Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
Proverbs 26:2 (show verse)
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
Proverbs 26:3 (show verse)
A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
Proverbs 26:4 (show verse)
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
Proverbs 26:5 (show verse)
Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
Proverbs 26:6 (show verse)
He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
Proverbs 26:7 (show verse)
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
Proverbs 26:8 (show verse)
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
Proverbs 26:9 (show verse)
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
Proverbs 26:10 (show verse)
Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
Proverbs 26:11 (show verse)
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Proverbs 26:12 (show verse)
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Proverbs 26:13 (show verse)
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Proverbs 26:14 (show verse)
A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
Proverbs 26:15 (show verse)
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
Proverbs 26:16 (show verse)
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
Proverbs 26:17 (show verse)
He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
Proverbs 26:18 (show verse)
As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
Proverbs 26:19 (show verse)
So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
Proverbs 26:20 (show verse)
Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.
Contention » Where contention ceases
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Fire » Kept alive by fuel
Slander » Effects of » Strife
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Speech/communication » Talebearers
Strife » Who kindles strife
Strife » Excited by » Tale-bearing
Strife » Where strife ceases
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Fire » Kept alive by fuel
Slander » Effects of » Strife
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
Speech/communication » Talebearers
Strife » Who kindles strife
Strife » Excited by » Tale-bearing
Strife » Where strife ceases
Proverbs 26:21 (show verse)
Like breath on coals and wood on fire, so a man given to argument gets a fight started.
Contention » Contentious people
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Fire » Things connected with » Burning coals
Speech/communication » Talebearers
Strife » Who kindles strife
Strife » Excited by » A contentious disposition
Strife » Causes of » Contentious spirit
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
Dissention » The contentious spirit
Fire » Things connected with » Burning coals
Speech/communication » Talebearers
Strife » Who kindles strife
Strife » Excited by » A contentious disposition
Strife » Causes of » Contentious spirit
Proverbs 26:22 (show verse)
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, they go down into the inner parts of the stomach.
Proverbs 26:23 (show verse)
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
Dross » Figurative
Heart » The heart of the wicked
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Dross from
Speech/communication » Burning lips
Wicked people » Compared with » Potsherds
Wicked, the, are compared to » Potsherds
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
Heart » The heart of the wicked
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Silver » Refining of
Silver » Dross from
Speech/communication » Burning lips
Wicked people » Compared with » Potsherds
Wicked, the, are compared to » Potsherds
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion
Proverbs 26:24 (show verse)
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;
Proverbs 26:25 (show verse)
When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
Proverbs 26:26 (show verse)
Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
Proverbs 26:27 (show verse)
He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
Proverbs 26:28 (show verse)
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.