Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Like
snow in summer and rain at
harvest, honor
does
not befit
a fool.
As
snow in summer ,
and as
rain in
harvest, So
honour
`is'
not comely
for
a fool.
Like
a fluttering
sparrow
or
darting
swallow, an
undeserved
curse
does
not come to
rest
.
As
a bird
by
wandering,
as
a
swallow by
flying
, So
reviling
without
cause
doth
not come.
A whip for the
horse, a bridle for the
donkey
, and a rod for the backs
of fools !
A whip is
for a
horse, a bridle for an
ass
, And a rod for the back
of fools .
Do
not
answer a fool according to his folly, or
you
yourself
will
be like him.
Answer not
a fool according to his folly, Lest
thou
be like to
him --
even
thou
.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become
wise in his own eyes.
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be
wise in his own eyes.
Like
cutting off one’s
own
feet or
drinking violence
is the
sending of
a
message
by the hand of a fool.
He
is
cutting off feet ,
he
is
drinking injury,
Who
is sending things
by the hand of a fool.
Like
lame
legs hanging
limp
is
a proverb
in the mouth of a
fool
.
Weak
have
been
the
two
legs of
the
lame,
And
a parable
in the mouth of fools
.
Like
binding a stone into
a sling is the
giving of
honor
to a fool.
As
one
who
is
binding a stone in
a sling ,
So
`
is '
he
who
is
giving honour
to a fool.
Like
a thorn that
falls
into the hand of a drunkard is
a proverb
in the mouth of a
fool
.
A thorn hath
gone
up
into the hand of a drunkard ,
And
a parable
in the mouth of fools
.
Like
an
archer
who
wounds
at
random
is he who
hires
a fool or
passerby
.
Great
`
is '
the
Former
of
all,
And
He is
rewarding
a fool ,
And
is
rewarding
transgressors
.
As a dog returns
to its vomit, so
a fool repeats
his folly.
As a dog hath
returned
to its vomit, A fool is
repeating
his folly.
Do
you
see
a man who
is
wise in his own eyes ?
There
is
more hope for
a fool than for
him .
Thou
hast
seen
a man wise in his own eyes ,
More hope of
a fool than of
him !
The slacker
says
, “
A lion is in the road!
A fierce
lion roams
the public
square!”
The slothful
hath
said
, `
A lion `
is '
in the way,
A lion `is'
in
the broad
places.'
As
a
door turns
on its hinges
, so
the slacker
turns
on his bed.
The
door turneth
round
on its hinge
, And
the slothful
on his bed.
The slacker
buries
his hand in the
dish ;
it
wearies
him
to
bring
it back to his mouth.
The slothful
hath
hid
his hand in a
dish ,
He
is
weary
of
bringing
it back to his mouth.
The
slacker
is
wiser in his own eyes than seven men who
answer
discreetly
.
Wiser `is'
the
slothful
in his own eyes ,
Than seven `
men '
returning
a
reason
.
Like
one
who
grabs
a
dog
by
the ears is
a passerby
who
meddles
in
a quarrel
not his own.
Laying
hold
on
the ears of
a dog,
`Is'
a passer-by
making
himself
wrath
for
strife
not his own.
Like
a
madman
shooting
firebrands
and
deadly
arrows,
As
`one'
pretending
to
be
feeble,
Who
is
casting
sparks,
arrows, and
death,
so is
the
man who
deceives
his neighbor
and says
, “
I was
only
joking!”
So hath
a
man deceived
his neighbour,
And hath
said
, `Am
not
I playing?'
Without wood ,
a
fire goes
out ;
without
gossip
, a conflict
ceases.
Without wood is
fire going
out, And
without
a tale-bearer,
contention
ceaseth,
Like
charcoal
for
embers
and wood for
fire, so
is
a quarrelsome
man for
kindling
strife.
Coal
to
burning
coals,
and wood to
fire, And
a man of
contentions
to
kindle
strife.
The words of a gossip
are like
choice
morsels
that
go
down into
the inmost
being
.
The words of a tale-bearer
`
are '
as
self-inflicted
wounds,
And
they
have
gone
down `to'
the inner
parts
of
the
heart
.
Like
glaze
covering
an
earthen
vessel
are burning lips and a
wicked
heart.
Silver
of
dross
spread
over
potsherd,
`
Are '
burning lips and an
evil
heart.
A
hateful
man
disguises
himself
with
his speech
, but
he
lays
up
deceit
in his heart .
By
his lips
doth
a
hater
dissemble
, And
in his heart he
placeth
deceit,
When he
speaks
graciously,
do
not believe
him, for seven abominations fill
his heart.
When his
voice
is
gracious
trust
not in
him, For seven abominations `are'
in
his heart.
Though
his
hatred is concealed
by deception
, his
wickedness will
be
exposed
in the
assembly.
Hatred is covered
by deceit
, Revealed
is
its
wickedness in an
assembly.
He
who
digs
a pit will
fall
into it, and he
who
rolls
a stone will
have
it
roll
back
on
him.
Whoso
is
digging
a pit falleth
into it, And the
roller
of
a stone ,
to
him it
turneth
.
A lying tongue hates
those
it
crushes
, and a flattering mouth causes
ruin.
A lying tongue hateth
its
bruised
ones
, And a flattering mouth worketh
an
overthrow!
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