As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, \and\ drinketh damage.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so \is\ a parable in the mouth of fools.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so \is\ he that giveth honour to a fool.
\As\ a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so \is\ a parable in the mouth of fools.
The great \God\ that formed all \things\ both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, \so\ a fool returneth to his folly.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? \there is\ more hope of a fool than of him.
The slothful \man\ saith, \There is\ a lion in the way; a lion \is\ in the streets.
\As\ the door turneth upon his hinges, so \doth\ the slothful upon his bed.
The slothful hideth his hand in \his\ bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
The sluggard \is\ wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
He that passeth by, \and\ meddleth with strife \belonging\ not to him, \is like\ one that taketh a dog by the ears.
As a mad \man\ who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
So \is\ the man \that\ deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Where no wood is, \there\ the fire goeth out: so where \there is\ no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
\As\ coals \are\ to burning coals, and wood to fire; so \is\ a contentious man to kindle strife.
The words of a talebearer \are\ as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Burning lips and a wicked heart \are like\ a potsherd covered with silver dross.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for \there are\ seven abominations in his heart.
\Whose\ hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the \whole\ congregation.
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
A lying tongue hateth \those that are\ afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.