←Proverbs 26→BSB

In This Chapter 1 person 30 terms

People

A Lazy Person 2

Key Terms

Stupid 28 Foolishness 10 Proverb 6 Hope 4 Greatness 2 Deceive 2 Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Stupid (Foolish) Curse (Formula) Curse (Invocation of Harm) To Curse Curse (Consign to Death) Curse (Enchant) Curse (Pronouncement Against) Foolish Foolish Actions Foolish Talk Hope (NT) Arrow Deceit (Act) Deceit (Deception) Deceit (Betrayal) Laziness Deceit (Covert) Believe In Abomination Abomination (Act)

Similitudes and Instructions

1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,honor does not befit a fool.2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow,an undeserved curse does not come to rest.3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,and a rod for the backs of fools!
ⓘ Proverbs often depend on the situation. Deciding whether...

Proverbs often depend on the situation. Deciding whether to respond to foolish arguments depends on the type of fool and the situation.
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly,or you yourself will be like him.5Answer a fool according to his folly,lest he become wise in his own eyes.6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violenceis the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.7Like lame legs hanging limpis a proverb in the mouth of a fool.8Like binding a stone into a slingis the giving of honor to a fool.9Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkardis a proverb in the mouth of a fool.10Like an archer who wounds at randomis he who hires a fool or passerby.11As a dog returns to its vomit,†so a fool repeats his folly.12Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?There is more hope for a fool than for him.
ⓘ The slacker: See Proverbs 6:6–11; 10:4–5; 15:19; 22:13.

The slacker: See Proverbs 6:6–11; 10:4–5; 15:19; 22:13.
13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road!A fierce lion roams the public square!”14As a door turns on its hinges,so the slacker turns on his bed.15The slacker buries his hand in the dish;it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.16The slacker is wiser in his own eyesthan seven men who answer discreetly.
17Like one who grabs a dog by the earsis a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.
ⓘ Lies are very dangerous because they make people...

Lies are very dangerous because they make people act on false information. Liars cannot later claim they were only joking (see Proverbs 6:16–19; 14:5, 25; 25:18).
18Like a madman shooting firebrandsand deadly arrows,19so is the man who deceives his neighborand says, “I was only joking!”
ⓘ A gossip and a quarrelsome person both add...

A gossip and a quarrelsome person both add fuel to the fire of trouble and conflict.
20Without wood, a fire goes out;without gossip, a conflict ceases.21Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.22The words of a gossip are like choice morselsthat go down into the inmost being.
ⓘ People sometimes hide bad intentions with flattery. Eventually,...

People sometimes hide bad intentions with flattery. Eventually, the true hatred of those who speak smoothly will be revealed.
23Like glaze covering an earthen vessel24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,for seven abominations fill his heart.26Though his hatred is concealed by deception,his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.27He who digs a pit will fall into it,and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.28A lying tongue hates those it crushes,and a flattering mouth causes ruin.