Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not proper for a fool.
like/as snow in/on/with summer and like/as rain in/on/with harvest so not lovely to/for fool glory
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
like/as bird to/for to wander like/as swallow to/for to fly so curse for nothing (to/for him *QK) to come (in): come
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the fool’s back.
whip to/for horse bridle to/for donkey and tribe: staff to/for back fool
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
not to answer fool like/as folly his lest be like to/for him also you(m. s.)
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
to answer fool like/as folly his lest to be wise in/on/with eye his
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh violence.
to cut off foot violence to drink to send: depart word in/on/with hand fool
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
to languish leg from lame and proverb in/on/with lip fool
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
like/as to constrain stone in/on/with sling so to give: give to/for fool glory
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
thistle to ascend: rise in/on/with hand drunken and proverb in/on/with lip fool
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
archer to bore all and to hire fool and to hire to pass
11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
like/as dog to return: return upon vomit his fool to repeat in/on/with folly his
12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
to see: see man wise in/on/with eye his hope to/for fool from him
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
to say sluggish lion in/on/with way: road lion between [the] street/plaza
14 As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
[the] door to turn: turn upon hinge her and sluggish upon bed his
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
to hide sluggish hand his in/on/with dish be weary to/for to return: return her to(wards) lip his
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
wise sluggish in/on/with eye his from seven to return: reply taste
17 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with ear dog to pass: bring be angry upon strife not to/for him
18 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
like/as to amaze [the] to shoot missile arrow and death
19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
so man to deceive [obj] neighbor his and to say not to laugh I
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
in/on/with end tree: wood to quench fire and in/on/with nothing to grumble be quiet strife
21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
coal to/for coal and tree: wood to/for fire and man (contention *QK) to/for to scorch strife
22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
word to grumble like/as to swallow and they(masc.) to go down chamber belly: body
23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
silver: money dross to overlay upon earthenware lips to burn/pursue and heart bad: evil
24 He that hateth disguiseth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
(in/on/with lips his *QK) to alienate to hate and in/on/with entrails: among his to set: put deceit
25 When he speaketh kindly, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.
for be gracious voice his not be faithful in/on/with him for seven abomination in/on/with heart his
26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be revealed before the whole congregation.
to cover hating in/on/with guile to reveal: reveal distress: evil his in/on/with assembly
27 Whoever diggeth a pit shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
to pierce pit: grave in/on/with her to fall: fall and to roll stone to(wards) him to return: return
28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
tongue deception to hate crushed his and lip smooth to make ruin
