| 1 | Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. | 1Sa 12:17 1Sa 12:18 |
| 2 | Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn`t come to rest. | Nm 23:8 Dt 23:4 Dt 23:5 1Sa 14:28 1Sa 14:29 1Sa 17:43 2Sa 16:12 Ne 13:2 Ps 109:28 |
| 3 | A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the back of fools! | Pr 10:13 Pr 17:10 Pr 19:25 Pr 27:22 Jg 8:5-7 Ps 32:9 1Co 4:21 2Co 10:6 2Co 13:2 |
| 4 | Don`t answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him. | Pr 17:14 Jg 12:1-6 2Sa 19:41-43 1Ki 12:14 1Ki 12:16 2Ki 14:8-10 1Pe 2:21-23 1Pe 3:9 Jud 1:9 |
| 5 | Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes. | 1Ki 22:24-28 Jer 36:17 Jer 36:18 Mt 15:1-3 Mt 16:1-4 Mt 21:23-27 Mt 22:15-32 Lk 12:13-21 Lk 13:23-30 Jn 8:7 Jn 9:26-33 Tit 1:13 |
| 6 | One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence. | Pr 10:26 Pr 13:17 Pr 25:13 Nm 13:31 |
| 7 | Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools. | Pr 26:9 Pr 17:7 Ps 50:16-21 Ps 64:8 Mt 7:4 Mt 7:5 Lk 4:23 |
| 8 | As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool. | Pr 26:1 Pr 19:10 Pr 30:22 |
| 9 | Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools. | Pr 23:35 |
| 10 | As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by. | Pr 11:31 Ro 2:6 |
| 11 | As a dog that returns to his vomit, So is a fool who repeats his folly. | Ex 8:15 Mt 12:45 2Pe 2:22 |
| 12 | Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. | Pr 22:29 Pr 29:20 Mt 21:31 Lk 7:44 |
| 13 | The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!" | Pr 15:19 Pr 19:15 Pr 22:13 |
| 14 | As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. | Pr 6:9 Pr 6:10 Pr 12:24 Pr 12:27 Pr 24:33 Heb 6:12 |
| 15 | The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. | Pr 19:24 |
| 16 | The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who answer with discretion. | Pr 26:12 Pr 12:15 1Pe 3:15 |
| 17 | Like one who seizes a dog`s ears Is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own. | Pr 17:11 Pr 18:6 Pr 20:3 Lk 12:14 2Ti 2:23 2Ti 2:24 |
| 18 | Like a madman who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death, | Pr 7:23 Pr 25:18 Gn 49:23 |
| 19 | Is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "Am I not joking?" | Pr 10:23 Pr 14:9 Pr 15:21 Eph 5:4 2Pe 2:13 |
| 20 | For lack of wood the fire goes out; Where there is no gossip, a quarrel dies down. | Pr 26:22 Pr 16:28 Pr 22:10 Jm 3:6 |
| 21 | As coals are to hot embers, And wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. | Pr 10:12 Pr 15:18 Pr 29:22 Pr 30:33 2Sa 20:1 1Ki 12:2 1Ki 12:3 1Ki 12:20 Ps 120:4 |
| 22 | The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, They go down into the innermost parts. | Pr 18:8 Pr 20:19 Ezk 22:9 |
| 23 | Like silver dross on an earthen vessel Are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart. | Pr 10:18 2Sa 20:9 2Sa 20:10 Ezk 33:31 Lk 22:47 Lk 22:48 |
| 24 | A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, But he harbors evil in his heart. | Pr 11:1 Pr 12:5 Pr 12:17 Pr 12:20 Pr 14:8 |
| 25 | When his speech is charming, don`t believe him; For there are seven abominations in his heart: | Ps 12:2 Ps 28:3 Jer 9:2-8 Mic 7:5 |
| 26 | His malice may be concealed by deception, But his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. | Gn 4:8 1Sa 18:17 1Sa 18:21 2Sa 3:27-30 2Sa 13:22-28 Ps 55:21-23 |
| 27 | Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him. | Pr 28:10 Es 7:10 Ps 7:15 Ps 7:16 Ps 9:15 Ps 10:2 Ps 57:6 Ec 10:8 |
| 28 | A lying tongue hates those it hurts; And a flattering mouth works ruin. | Jn 8:40 Jn 8:44-49 Jn 10:32 Jn 10:33 Jn 15:22-24 |
