# Proverbs 26

- Translation: Berean Standard Bible
- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).

## Text

[1] Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,
honor does not befit a fool. [2] Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest. [3] A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools! [4] Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be like him. [5] Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he become wise in his own eyes. [6] Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence
is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. [7] Like lame legs hanging limp
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. [8] Like binding a stone into a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool. [9] Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. [10] Like an archer who wounds at random
is he who hires a fool or passerby. [11] As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his folly. [12] Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him. [13] The slacker says, “A lion is in the road!
A fierce lion roams the public square!” [14] As a door turns on its hinges,
so the slacker turns on his bed. [15] The slacker buries his hand in the dish;
it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. [16] The slacker is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who answer discreetly. [17] Like one who grabs a dog by the ears
is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own. [18] Like a madman shooting firebrands
and deadly arrows, [19] so is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I was only joking!” [20] Without wood, a fire goes out;
without gossip, a conflict ceases. [21] Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,
so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. [22] The words of a gossip are like choice morsels
that go down into the inmost being. [23] Like glaze covering an earthen vessel
are burning lips and a wicked heart. [24] A hateful man disguises himself with his speech,
but he lays up deceit in his heart. [25] When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,
for seven abominations fill his heart. [26] Though his hatred is concealed by deception,
his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. [27] He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him. [28] A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

## Each verse

- Proverbs 26:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/1
- Proverbs 26:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/2
- Proverbs 26:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/3
- Proverbs 26:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/4
- Proverbs 26:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/5
- Proverbs 26:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/6
- Proverbs 26:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/7
- Proverbs 26:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/8
- Proverbs 26:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/9
- Proverbs 26:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/10
- Proverbs 26:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/11
- Proverbs 26:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/12
- Proverbs 26:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/13
- Proverbs 26:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/14
- Proverbs 26:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/15
- Proverbs 26:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/16
- Proverbs 26:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/17
- Proverbs 26:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/18
- Proverbs 26:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/19
- Proverbs 26:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/20
- Proverbs 26:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/21
- Proverbs 26:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/22
- Proverbs 26:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/23
- Proverbs 26:24 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/24
- Proverbs 26:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/25
- Proverbs 26:26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/26
- Proverbs 26:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/27
- Proverbs 26:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/28