King James 2000

Proverbs 26:3-13 King James 2000 (KJ2000)

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

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

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

6. He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks violence.

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

8. As he that binds a stone in a sling, so is he that gives honor to a fool.

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

10. The great God that formed all things gives the fool his hire, and the transgressor his wages.

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

12. See a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

13. The slothful man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.