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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 26) Proverbs 26:1-3 KJV
"As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back."
Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 1-3
Proverbs 26:1-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
1
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.*
6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.*