Proverbs 26 Selected Verses

1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
    so honor is not fitting for a fool.

^5 (I)Answer a fool according to his folly,
    lest he be ^(J)wise in his own eyes.

¹⁷ Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own
    is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
¹⁸ Like a madman who throws ^(V)firebrands, arrows, and death
¹⁹ is the man who deceives his neighbor
    and says, “I am only joking!”

²⁰ For lack of wood the fire goes out,
    and where there is no ^(W)whisperer, ^(X)quarreling ceases.

²⁴ Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips
    and harbors deceit in his heart;
²⁵ when he speaks graciously, believe him not,
    for there are ^(AE)seven abominations in his heart;
²⁶ though his hatred be covered with deception,
    his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.