The Fool

Proverbs 26:4-5

[4] Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

    or you yourself will be just like him.

[5] Answer a fool according to his folly,

    or he will be wise in his own eyes.

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Proverbs 26:6-8

[6] Sending a message by the hands of a fool

    is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

[7] Like the useless legs of one who is lame

    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

[8] Like tying a stone in a sling

    is the giving of honor to a fool.

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Proverbs 26:9-12

[9] Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand

    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

[10] Like an archer who wounds at random

    is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

[11] As a dog returns to its vomit,

    so fools repeat their folly.

[12] Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?

    There is more hope for a fool than for them.

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Proverbs 27:3

[3] Stone is heavy and sand a burden,

    but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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Proverbs 27:22

[22] Though you grind a fool in a mortar,

    grinding them like grain with a pestle,

    you will not remove their folly from them.

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Proverbs 12:23

[23] The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,

    but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.

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Proverbs 17:16

[16] Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,

    when they are not able to understand it?

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Additional reading: Two Women named Wisdom and Folly

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Keep the Faith. Best regards,

Brother Ron, N.D.S.M.D.