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Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
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Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
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Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
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Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
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Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
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Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
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As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
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Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
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As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
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The slacker buries his hand in the dish; it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
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The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
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Like one who grabs a dog by the ears is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
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so is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
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Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
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Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.
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Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
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A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
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When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart.
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Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.
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A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
BSB: Berean Standard Bible (BSB). Dedicated to the public domain by the rights holder.