Proverbs 26:10

Webster's Bible (1833)

As an archer who wounds all, So is he who hires a fool Or he who hires those who pass by.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 11:31 : 31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; How much more the wicked and the sinner!
  • Rom 2:6 : 6 who "will pay back to everyone according to their works:"

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 26:11-12
    2 verses
    78%

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

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

  • Prov 26:3-9
    7 verses
    77%

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

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

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

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

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

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

    9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 17:21
    73%

    21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 10:23
    73%

    23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, But wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Prov 13:16
    72%

    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, But a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he has no understanding?

  • Prov 14:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

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

    9Fools mock at making atonement for sins, But among the upright there is good will.

  • Prov 14:24
    72%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, But the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 19:29
    72%

    29Penalties are prepared for scoffers, And beatings for the backs of fools.

  • Eccl 10:3
    72%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    72%

    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 29:11
    71%

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

  • Prov 26:1
    71%

    1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 17:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

    13Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Ps 107:17
    71%

    17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, And because of their iniquities.

  • Prov 10:8
    71%

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

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    71%

    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

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

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who is wise listens to counsel.

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, But one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 3:35
    71%

    35The wise will inherit glory, But shame will be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 1:32
    71%

    32For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

  • Eccl 5:4
    70%

    4When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

  • Prov 19:10
    70%

    10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Eccl 10:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

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

  • Prov 27:3
    70%

    3A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 19:3
    70%

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

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

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

  • Eccl 10:12
    70%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

  • Job 12:17
    70%

    17He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

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

  • Job 21:19
    70%

    19You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

  • Prov 11:18
    70%

    18Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

  • Ps 92:6
    69%

    6A senseless man doesn't know, Neither does a fool understand this:

  • Prov 17:10
    69%

    10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 14:16
    69%

    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, But the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

  • Eccl 4:5
    69%

    5The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

  • Prov 13:21
    69%

    21Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.

  • Prov 10:18
    69%

    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Ps 14:1
    69%

    1> The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.