Thematic Bible
Proverbs 26:1 (show verse)
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs 26:2 (show verse)
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
Proverbs 26:3 (show verse)
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26:4 (show verse)
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
Proverbs 26:5 (show verse)
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:6 (show verse)
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Proverbs 26:7 (show verse)
Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:8 (show verse)
Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
Proverbs 26:9 (show verse)
Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:10 (show verse)
Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.
Proverbs 26:11 (show verse)
Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.
Proverbs 26:12 (show verse)
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:13 (show verse)
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
Proverbs 26:14 (show verse)
As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
Proverbs 26:15 (show verse)
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:16 (show verse)
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 26:17 (show verse)
Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
Proverbs 26:18 (show verse)
Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death
Proverbs 26:19 (show verse)
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
Proverbs 26:20 (show verse)
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Proverbs 26:21 (show verse)
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 26:22 (show verse)
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 26:23 (show verse)
Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips with an evil heart.
Proverbs 26:24 (show verse)
Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
Proverbs 26:25 (show verse)
when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart;
Proverbs 26:26 (show verse)
though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Proverbs 26:27 (show verse)
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
Proverbs 26:28 (show verse)
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.