1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
7The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10A master performeth all things; but he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.
11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
12Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Proverbs 26
Proverbs 26:1-12