Proverbs 26:6-11

26:6

He that sendeth
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a message
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by the hand
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of a fool
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cutteth off
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the feet
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[and] drinketh
<08354> (8802)

damage
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{damage: or, violence}

26:7

The legs
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of the lame
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are not equal
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so [is] a parable
<04912>

in the mouth
<06310>

of fools
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{are...: Heb. are lifted up}

26:8

As he that bindeth
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a stone
<068>

in a sling
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so [is] he that giveth
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honour
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to a fool
<03684>_.

{bindeth...: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones}

26:9

[As] a thorn
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goeth up
<05927> (8804)

into the hand
<03027>

of a drunkard
<07910>_,

so [is] a parable
<04912>

in the mouth
<06310>

of fools
<03684>_.

26:10

The great
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[God] that formed
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all [things] both rewardeth
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the fool
<03684>_,

and rewardeth
<07936> (8802)

transgressors
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{The great...: or, A great man grieveth all, and he hireth the fool, he hireth also transgressors}

26:11

As a dog
<03611>

returneth
<07725> (8804)

to his vomit
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[so] a fool
<03684>

returneth
<08138> (8802)

to his folly
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{returneth to his folly: Heb. iterateth his folly}