Prov.26.3

A whip for the racehorse, a tiller for the sailboat--and a stick for the back of fools!

Prov.26.3

A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Prov.26.3

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

Prov.26.3

Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!

Prov.26.4

Don't respond to the stupidity of a fool; you'll only look foolish yourself.

Prov.26.4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.

Prov.26.4

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

Prov.26.4

When arguing with fools, don't answer their foolish arguments, or you will become as foolish as they are.

Prov.26.5

Answer a fool in simple terms so he doesn't get a swelled head.

Prov.26.5

Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

Prov.26.5

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

Prov.26.5

When arguing with fools, be sure to answer their foolish arguments, or they will become wise in their own estimation.

Prov.26.6

You're only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.

Prov.26.6

Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

Prov.26.6

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

Prov.26.6

Trusting a fool to convey a message is as foolish as cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!

Prov.26.7

A proverb quoted by fools is limp as a wet noodle.

Prov.26.7

Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Prov.26.7

Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Prov.26.7

In the mouth of a fool, a proverb becomes as limp as a paralyzed leg.

Prov.26.8

Putting a fool in a place of honor is like setting a mud brick on a marble column.

Prov.26.8

Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Prov.26.8

Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.

Prov.26.8

Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.

Prov.26.9

To ask a moron to quote a proverb is like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk.

Prov.26.9

Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Prov.26.9

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Prov.26.9

A proverb in a fool's mouth is as dangerous as a thornbush brandished by a drunkard.

Prov.26.10

Hire a fool or a drunk and you shoot yourself in the foot.

Prov.26.10

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by.

Prov.26.10

The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.

Prov.26.10

An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots recklessly.

Prov.26.11

As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness.

Prov.26.11

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

Prov.26.11

As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

Prov.26.11

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

Prov.26.12

See that man who thinks he's so smart? You can expect far more from a fool than from him.

Prov.26.12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Prov.26.12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Prov.26.12

There is more hope for fools than for people who think they are wise.