Proverbs 26:9

World English Bible (2000)

Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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  • Prov 23:35 : 35 "They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another."

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    3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

    4 Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

    5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

    6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

    7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

  • Prov 26:10-12
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    10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

    11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9 Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

    7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1 Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Nah 1:10
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    10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 26:18
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    18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 13:16
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    16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

    13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 26:1
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    1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 27:3
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    3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7 Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 27:22
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    22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

  • Prov 17:24-25
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    24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

    25 A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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    11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

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    15 The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

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    1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 19:29
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    29 Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

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    33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

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    8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

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    10 One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

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    26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

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    19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

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    14 Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

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    5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: whoever guards his soul stays from them.

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    22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

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    3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.