New King James Version

Proverbs 26:1-7 New King James Version (NKJV)

1. As snow in summer and rain in harvest,So honor is not fitting for a fool.

2. Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,So a curse without cause shall not alight.

3. A whip for the horse,A bridle for the donkey,And a rod for the fool’s back.

4. Do not answer a fool according to his folly,Lest you also be like him.

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

6. He who sends a message by the hand of a foolCuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

7. Like the legs of the lame that hang limpIs a proverb in the mouth of fools.