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Like snow in summer and like ^arain in harvest,So honor is not ^bfitting for a shortsighted ¹fool. Is 32:62 Like the ^asparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying,So the ^bcurse without cause does not come and alight on the undeserving. Num 23:83 A ^awhip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,And a ^brod for the backs of fools who refuse to learn.4 ^aDo not answer nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of a closed-minded fool according to his folly,Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.5 ^aAnswer and correct the erroneous concepts of a fool according to his folly,Otherwise he will be ^bwise in his own eyes if he thinks you agree with him. Matt 16:1-4; 21:24-276 He who sends a message by the hand of a foolCuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence it brings on himself as a consequence. Prov 13:177 Like the legs which are useless to the lame,So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool who cannot learn from its wisdom.8 Like one who absurdly binds a stone in a sling making it impossible to throw,So is he who absurdly gives honor to a fool.9 Like a thorn that goes without being felt into the hand of a drunken man,So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool who remains unaffected by its wisdom.10 Like a careless archer who shoots arrows wildly and wounds everyone,So is he who hires a fool or those who by chance just pass by.11 Like ^aa dog that returns to his vomitIs a fool who ^brepeats his foolishness.12 Do you see a man who is unteachable and ^awise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit?^bThere is more hope for a fool than for him. Prov 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom 12:16; Rev 3:1713 The ^alazy person who is self-indulgent and relies on lame excuses says, “There is a lion in the road!A lion is in the open square and if I go outside to work I will be killed!” Prov 22:1314 As the door turns on its hinges,So does the ^alazy person on his bed never getting out of it.15 The ^alazy person buries his hand in the dish losing opportunity after opportunity;It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. Prov 19:2416 The lazy person is ^awiser in his own eyesThan seven sensible men who can give a discreet answer.17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears and is likely to be bittenIs he who, passing by, stops to meddle with a ^adispute that is none of his business.18 Like a madman who throws^aFirebrands, arrows, and death,19 So is the man who ^adeceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend)And then says, “^bWas I not joking?” Eph 5:420 For lack of wood the fire goes out,And where there is no ^awhisperer who gossips, ^bcontention quiets down.21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,So is a ^acontentious man to kindle strife. Prov 15:18; 29:2222 The ^awords of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels to be greedily eaten;They go down into the innermost chambers of the body to be remembered and mused upon. Prov 18:823 Like a common clay ^avessel covered with the silver ^bdross making it appear silver when it has no real valueAre burning lips murmuring manipulative words and a wicked heart.24 He who ^ahates, disguises it with his lips,But he stores up ^bdeceit in his heart.25 When he ^aspeaks graciously and kindly to conceal his malice, do not trust him,For seven abominations are in his heart.26 Though his hatred ^acovers itself with guile and deceit,His malevolence will be ^brevealed openly before the assembly.27 Whoever ^adigs a pit for another man’s feet will fall into it,And he who rolls a stone up a hill to do mischief, it will come back on him. Ps 7:15, 16; 9:15; 10:2; 57:6; Prov 28:10; Eccl 10:828 A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,And a ^aflattering mouth works ruin.