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Proverbs 26:2

Verse 2 of 28. The 26th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

4Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

Read Proverbs 26

World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.