Parable Proverbs
Comments for Study 26

Memory Verse: 4

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I. Like... Is (26:1-16)

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* Proverbs 26:1 "Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool."

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* Proverbs 26:2 "Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest."

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* Proverbs 26:3 "A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!"

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* Proverbs 26:4 "Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself."

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* Proverbs 26:5 "Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes."

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* Proverbs 26:6 "Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool."

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* Proverbs 26:7 "Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool."

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* Proverbs 26:8 "Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool."

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* Proverbs 26:9 "Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool."

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* Proverbs 26:10 "Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by."

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* Proverbs 26:11 "As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly."

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* Proverbs 26:12 "Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him."

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* Proverbs 26:13 "The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"

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* Proverbs 26:14 "As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed."

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* Proverbs 26:15 "The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth."

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* Proverbs 26:16 "The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly."

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II. More Like... Is (26:17-28)

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* Proverbs 26:17 "Like one who seizes a dog by the ears is a passer-by who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

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* Proverbs 26:18-19 "Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows is a man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I was only joking!"

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* Proverbs 26:20 "Without wood a fire goes out; without gossip a quarrel dies down."

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* Proverbs 26:21 "As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife."

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* Proverbs 26:22 "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts."

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* Proverbs 26:23 "Like a coating of glaze over earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart."

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* Proverbs 26:24-26 "A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but in his heart he harbors deceit. 25 Though his speech is charming, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. 26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly."

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* Proverbs 26:27 "If a man digs a pit, he will fall into it; if a man rolls a stone, it will roll back on him."

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* Proverbs 26:28 "A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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