Verse 10
Proverbs 26:10
World Messianic Bible
10
As an archer who wounds all,
so is he who hires a fool
or he who hires those who pass by.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רַ֥ב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל כֹּ֑ל וְ/שֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְ/שֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים
English Translation
Many are the mockers of all, and the scorner of the foolish, and the scorner of the transgressors.
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Chapter 26 Context
1
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest,
so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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2
Like a fluttering sparrow,
like a darting swallow,
so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
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3
A whip is for the horse,
a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the back of fools!
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4
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly,
lest you also be like him.
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5
Answer a fool according to his folly,
lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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6
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
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7
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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8
As one who binds a stone in a sling,
so is he who gives honor to a fool.
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9
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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10
As an archer who wounds all,
so is he who hires a fool
or he who hires those who pass by.
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As a dog that returns to his vomit,
so is a fool who repeats his folly.
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12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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13
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion roams the streets!”
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14
As the door turns on its hinges,
so does the sluggard on his bed.
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15
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.
He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
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16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who answer with discretion.
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17
Like one who grabs a dog’s ears
is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
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18
Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
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19
is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
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20
For lack of wood a fire goes out.
Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
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21
As coals are to hot embers,
and wood to fire,
so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
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22
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels,
they go down into the innermost parts.
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23
Like silver dross on an earthen vessel
are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
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24
A malicious man disguises himself with his lips,
but he harbors evil in his heart.
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25
When his speech is charming, don’t believe him;
for there are seven abominations in his heart.
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26
His malice may be concealed by deception,
but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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27
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it.
Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
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28
A lying tongue hates those it hurts;
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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