Pro 26:1 Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
Pro 26:2 Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
Pro 26:3 You have to whip a horse, you have to bridle a donkey, and you have to beat a fool.
Pro 26:4 If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.
Pro 26:5 Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
Pro 26:6 If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.
Pro 26:7 A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.
Pro 26:8 Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
Pro 26:9 A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.
Pro 26:10 An employer who hires any fool that comes along is only hurting everybody concerned.
Pro 26:11 A fool doing some stupid thing a second time is like a dog going back to its vomit.
Pro 26:12 The most stupid fool is better off than those who think they are wise when they are not.
Pro 26:13 Why don't lazy people ever get out of the house? What are they afraid of ? Lions?
Pro 26:14 Lazy people turn over in bed. They get no farther than a door swinging on its hinges.
Pro 26:15 Some people are too lazy to put food in their own mouths.
Pro 26:16 A lazy person will think he is smarter than seven men who can give good reasons for their opinions.
Pro 26:17 Getting involved in an argument that is none of your business is like going down the street and grabbing a dog by the ears.
Pro 26:18 Someone who tricks someone else and then claims that he was only joking is like a crazy person playing with a deadly weapon.
Pro 26:19 (SEE 26:18)
Pro 26:20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, quarreling stops.
Pro 26:21 Charcoal keeps the embers glowing, wood keeps the fire burning, and troublemakers keep arguments alive.
Pro 26:22 Gossip is so tasty! How we love to swallow it!
Pro 26:23 Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.
Pro 26:24 A hypocrite hides hate behind flattering words.
Pro 26:25 They may sound fine, but don't believe him, because his heart is filled to the brim with hate.
Pro 26:26 He may disguise his hatred, but everyone will see the evil things he does.
Pro 26:27 People who set traps for others get caught themselves. People who start landslides get crushed.
Pro 26:28 You have to hate someone to want to hurt him with lies. Insincere talk brings nothing but ruin.
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