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Like 4a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, 5a curse that is causeless does not alight.
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8Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself.
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Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and 11drinks violence.
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Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like one who binds the stone in the sling is 12one who gives honor to a fool.
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Like 13a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
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Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.a
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18The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"
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As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed.
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19The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
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Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears.
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Like a madman who throws 22firebrands, arrows, and death
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is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!"
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As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is 25a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
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26The words of 27a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
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Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart;
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though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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32Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
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A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Herramientas de Estudio para Proverbs 26
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