Thematic Bible
Proverbs 26:1 (show verse)
Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.
Proverbs 26:2 (show verse)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.
Proverbs 26:3 (show verse)
A whip is for the horses, a bridle is for the donkey, a rod is for the back of fools.
Proverbs 26:4 (show verse)
Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.
Proverbs 26:5 (show verse)
Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.
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)
Useless legs to the lame that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.
Proverbs 26:8 (show verse)
Tying a stone to a sling that's what giving honor to a fool is.
Proverbs 26:9 (show verse)
A thorn in the hand of a drunkard that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.
Proverbs 26:10 (show verse)
An archer who shoots at anyone is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.
Proverbs 26:11 (show verse)
A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.
Proverbs 26:12 (show verse)
Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:13 (show verse)
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
Proverbs 26:14 (show verse)
The door turns on its hinges as does the lazy person on his bed.
Proverbs 26:15 (show verse)
The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 26:16 (show verse)
The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.
Proverbs 26:17 (show verse)
Picking up a dog by the ears that's what someone is like who meddles in another's fight.
Proverbs 26:18 (show verse)
Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows
Proverbs 26:19 (show verse)
that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"
Proverbs 26:20 (show verse)
Without wood, the fire goes out. Without a gossip, contention stops.
Proverbs 26:21 (show verse)
Charcoal is to hot coals as wood is to fire; so also a quarrelsome man fuels strife.
Proverbs 26:22 (show verse)
The words of a gossip are like delicate morsels; they sink down deep within.
Proverbs 26:23 (show verse)
A clay vessel plated with a thin veneer of silver that's what smooth lips with a wicked heart are.
Proverbs 26:24 (show verse)
Someone who hates hides behind his words, harboring deceit within himself.
Proverbs 26:25 (show verse)
Though he speaks graciously, don't believe him, for there are seven detestable things in his heart.
Proverbs 26:26 (show verse)
Though malice disguises itself with deception, its evil will be exposed publicly.
Proverbs 26:27 (show verse)
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the stone will come back on whoever starts it rolling.
Proverbs 26:28 (show verse)
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.