1 Honor doesn't go with fools any more than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
2Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an unfair curse will not land on its intended victim.
3Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!
4When arguing with fools, don't answer their foolish arguments, or you will become as foolish as they are.
5When arguing with fools, be sure to answer their foolish arguments, or they will become wise in their own estimation.
6Trusting a fool to convey a message is as foolish as cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!
7In the mouth of a fool, a proverb becomes as limp as a paralyzed leg.
8Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
9A proverb in a fool's mouth is as dangerous as a thornbush brandished by a drunkard.
10An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots recklessly.
11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.
13The lazy person is full of excuses, saying, "I can't go outside because there might be a lion on the road! Yes, I'm sure there's a lion out there!"
14As a door turns back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.
15Some people are so lazy that they won't lift a finger to feed themselves.
16Lazy people consider themselves smarter than seven wise counselors.
17Yanking a dog's ears is as foolish as interfering in someone else's argument.
18Just as damaging as a mad man shooting a lethal weapon 19is someone who lies to a friend and then says, "I was only joking."
20Fire goes out for lack of fuel, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.
21A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.
22What dainty morsels rumors are--but they sink deep into one's heart.
23Smooth[a] words may hide a wicked heart, just as a pretty glaze covers a common clay pot.
24People with hate in their hearts may sound pleasant enough, but don't believe them. 25Though they pretend to be kind, their hearts are full of all kinds of evil. 26While their hatred may be concealed by trickery, it will finally come to light for all to see.
27If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will roll back and crush you.
28A lying tongue hates its victims, and flattery causes ruin.
Footnotes:
- Proverbs 26:23 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads Burning.
6 comments:
More of the same fellas. Don't be lazy and gossip. Nothing really hit me hard today. Hope everyone is doing well.
In Christ,
cas
So are we supposed to argue with fools or not?
Loved this one:
8Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot. Ouch.
Abiding in Him,
tba
Prov 26
tba, I caught the same thing. I think the best course of action is to not buy into their logic, but certainly point out their incorrectness.
10An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots recklessly.
This certainly rings true in our group. Our boss has hired a few guys (and gals) who won't listen, won't learn, are foolish to begin with, and it sometimes feels as though arrows (or exploding glass) is raining down among us.
cas, in terms of your struggle two things come to mind: 1) Ray's message about our lives being tapestries which we view from the underside until we die and then we get to heaven and see why there are all these ragged threads and goofy turns, when we see the top of the tapestry and all the curves make sense beautifully. 2) We're working for Him, and having less responsibility in that job allows for more time/responsibility in our ministries.
Father, keep watch over these men. Help us to continue to grow in our faith. We don't always understand where You're taking us, but in the long run, it has always been more than we could imagine or deserve. Help us to place our faith more firmly in You the more we are confused. I thank You for AAB's incredible to desire to begin serving with more and more of her time. Grant her the rest she needs to continue to accomplish those things she has to, and help me take some of the menial tasks off of her hands.
In Jesus' name,
Amen
crb
verses 4 and 5 does seem to contradict each other.
I looked up the verses in the NASB, which most consider to be the most literal translation from the orginal text
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Or you will also be like him.
5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves, That he not be wise in his own eyes.
Sounds like you could draw a little bit of a distinction between the 2 verses if you squint real hard
cas
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