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		Prov 26:1 Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool. [Is 32:6]
		Prov 26:2 Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving]. [Num 23:8]
		Prov 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, And a rod for the backs of fools [who refuse to learn].
		Prov 26:4 Do 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.
		Prov 26:5 Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly, Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him]. [Matt 16:1-4; 21:24-27]
		Prov 26:6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence]. [Prov 13:17]
		Prov 26:7 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].
		Prov 26:8 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.
		Prov 26:9 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].
		Prov 26:10 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.
		Prov 26:11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
		Prov 26:12 Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. [Prov 29:20; Luke 18:11; Rom 12:16; Rev 3:17]
		Prov 26:13 The lazy 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 22:13]
		Prov 26:14 As the door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy person on his bed [never getting out of it].
		Prov 26:15 The lazy person buries his hand in the dish [losing opportunity after opportunity]; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth. [Prov 19:24]
		Prov 26:16 The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes Than seven [sensible] men who can give a discreet answer.
		Prov 26:17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears [and is likely to be bitten] Is he who, passing by, stops to meddle with a dispute that is none of his business.
		Prov 26:18 Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows, and death,
		Prov 26:19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor (acquaintance, friend) And then says, "Was I not joking?" [Eph 5:4]
		Prov 26:20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.
		Prov 26:21 Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. [Prov 15:18; 29:22]
		Prov 26:22 The words 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 18:8]
		Prov 26:23 Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value] Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
		Prov 26:24 He who hates, disguises it with his lips, But he stores up deceit in his heart.
		Prov 26:25 When he speaks graciously and kindly [to conceal his malice], do not trust him, For seven abominations are in his heart.
		Prov 26:26 Though his hatred covers itself with guile and deceit, His malevolence will be revealed openly before the assembly.
		Prov 26:27 Whoever digs 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 10:8]
		Prov 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes, And a flattering mouth works ruin.

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