Proverbs 26:3-12

1. 3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

2. 4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

3. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

4. 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

5. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

6. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

7. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8. 10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

9. 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

10. 12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

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