Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour `
is '
not comely
for a fool.
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly
for a fool.
As a
bird by wandering, as a
swallow by flying, So reviling
without
cause
doth
not come.
As the
bird by wandering, as the
swallow by flying, so the
curse
causeless
shall
not come.
A whip is
for a
horse, a bridle for an
ass, And a rod for the back of
fools
.
A whip for the
horse, a bridle for the
ass, and a rod for the fool's
back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to
him --
even
thou
.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also
be like unto
him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes
.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit
.
He is
cutting
off
feet,
he
is
drinking
injury,
Who
is
sending
things
by the hand of a fool.
He that
sendeth
a
message
by the hand of a fool cutteth
off
the
feet,
and
drinketh
damage
.
Weak
have
been
the two
legs of the lame ,
And
a parable in the mouth of fools.
The legs of the lame are
not
equal:
so
is
a parable in the mouth of fools.
As one
who
is
binding
a stone in a sling, So `
is '
he who
is
giving
honour to a fool.
As he
that
bindeth
a stone in a sling, so is he that
giveth
honour to a fool.
A thorn hath
gone
up into the hand of a drunkard, And
a parable in the mouth
of fools.
As
a thorn goeth
up into the hand of a drunkard, so
is
a parable in the mouths
of fools.
Great
`is'
the Former
of
all ,
And
He
is
rewarding
a
fool, And is
rewarding
transgressors.
The great
God
that
formed
all things
both
rewardeth
the
fool, and rewardeth
transgressors.
As a dog hath
returned
to its
vomit, A fool is
repeating
his folly.
As a dog returneth
to his
vomit, so
a fool returneth
to
his folly.
Thou hast
seen
a man wise in his own eyes,
More hope of a fool than of him !
Seest
thou a man wise in his own conceit?
there
is
more hope of a fool than of him .
The slothful hath
said
, `
A lion `is'
in the way ,
A lion `
is '
in the broad
places
. '
The slothful man
saith
, There
is
a lion in the way ;
a lion is in the streets
.
The door turneth round
on
its
hinge
, And
the slothful on
his bed.
As
the door turneth upon
his
hinges
, so
doth
the slothful upon
his bed.
The slothful hath
hid
his hand in a
dish,
He
is
weary
of
bringing
it back
to his mouth.
The slothful hideth
his hand in his
bosom;
it grieveth
him
to bring
it
again
to
his mouth.
Wiser
`is'
the slothful
in his own eyes,
Than seven `
men '
returning
a reason.
The sluggard
is
wiser
in his own conceit
than seven men that
can
render
a reason.
Laying
hold
on
the
ears
of
a
dog
, `
Is '
a passer-
by making
himself
wrath
for
strife
not
his
own
.
He
that
passeth
by
, and
meddleth
with
strife
belonging
not
to
him,
is like
one
that
taketh
a dog
by the
ears
.
As `one'
pretending
to
be
feeble,
Who is
casting
sparks
, arrows, and death,
As a
mad
man
who casteth
firebrands
, arrows, and death,
So hath
a
man deceived
his neighbour, And hath
said
, `
Am not I playing
? '
So is
the
man that
deceiveth
his neighbour, and saith
, Am not I in
sport
?
Without
wood is fire going
out ,
And
without
a
tale-bearer
, contention
ceaseth ,
Where
no
wood is ,
there
the
fire goeth
out :
so
where
there
is
no
talebearer
, the
strife
ceaseth .
Coal
to burning coals, and wood to fire ,
And
a man of
contentions
to kindle strife.
As
coals
are
to burning coals, and wood to fire ;
so
is
a contentious
man to kindle strife.
The words of a tale-bearer
`
are '
as self-inflicted
wounds, And they have
gone
down `to'
the inner
parts of the heart
.
The words of a talebearer
are as wounds, and they go
down into
the innermost
parts of the belly
.
Silver
of
dross
spread
over
potsherd,
`Are'
burning lips and an
evil
heart.
Burning lips and a
wicked
heart are
like
a
potsherd
covered
with
silver
dross
.
By
his lips doth
a
hater
dissemble
, And in
his
heart
he
placeth
deceit ,
He
that
hateth
dissembleth
with
his lips, and layeth
up
deceit within
him;
When his
voice
is
gracious
trust
not
in
him
, For seven abominations `are'
in his heart.
When he
speaketh
fair
, believe
him
not:
for there
are
seven abominations in his heart.
Hatred is covered by deceit, Revealed
is
its
wickedness in
an
assembly
.
Whose
hatred is covered by deceit, his
wickedness shall
be
shewed
before
the
whole
congregation
.
Whoso is
digging
a pit falleth
into
it,
And the
roller
of
a stone, to
him
it turneth
.
Whoso diggeth
a pit shall
fall
therein:
and he
that
rolleth
a stone, it will
return
upon
him
.
A lying tongue hateth its
bruised
ones,
And a flattering mouth worketh an
overthrow!
A lying tongue hateth those
that
are
afflicted
by
it;
and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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