8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool. 9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
Proverbs 26:8–10
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Sirach 19:11–13
11 A fool will travail in pain with a word, as a woman in labor with a child. (WEB) 12 As an arrow that sticks in the flesh of the thigh, so is gossip in a fool. (WEB) 13 Question a friend; it may be he didn’t do it. If he did something, it may be that he may do it no more. (WEB)
Proverbs 26:1–2
1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool. 2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Sirach 21:18–20
18 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool. The knowledge of an unwise man is talk without sense. (WEB) 19 Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man, and as manacles on the right hand. (WEB) 20 A fool lifts up his voice with laughter, but a clever man smil… (WEB)
Sirach 22:6–8
6 Ill-timed conversation is like music in mourning, but stripes and correction are wisdom in every season. (WEB) 7 He who teaches a fool is like one who glues potsherds together, even like one who wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep. (WEB) 8 He who teaches a fool is as one who t… (WEB)
Proverbs 27:21–23
21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. 22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him. 23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention…
Proverbs 11:21–23
21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. 22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. 23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wra…
Sirach 33:4–6
4 Prepare your speech, and so you will be heard. Bind up instruction, and make your answer. (WEB) 5 The heart of a fool is like a cartwheel. His thoughts are like a rolling axle. (WEB) 6 A stallion horse is like a mocking friend. He neighs under every one who sits upon him. (WEB)
Sirach 21:13–15
13 The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood, and his counsel as a fountain of life. (WEB) 14 The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel. He will hold no knowledge. (WEB) 15 If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The… (WEB)
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