Proverbs 26:1-28 About Dealing with Fools

About Dealing with Fools

Proverbs 26:1-28                                      Proverbs [in Smaller Chunks]

[Like] snow in [the] summer, & rain in harvest [time, it] is also not [appropriate] for a fool [to have] [honor.] [Proverbs 1:7 The beginning of knowledge, is the fear, [a.k.a. respect,] of the Lord; but fools despise wisdom & instruction.

[Like] the bird wandering by, & [like] the swallow flying by, so the curse [without a reason,] shall not [happen.] [James 3:8-10 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. [With this,] we bless, even God the Father, & [with this,] we also curse men, [who] are made in the [image] of God. [Both] blessing & cursing, [proceed] out of the same mouth. My brethren, these things [shouldn't] be [this way.]

A whip [is] for the horse, a bridle for the [donkey,] & a rod [is] for the fool's back. [Proverbs 18:6 A fools' lips enter into [arguments,] & his mouth [calls] for strokes, [a.k.a. blows.]

[Don't] answer a fool according to his [foolishness,] lest you also [become similar] to him. [If you] answer a fool according to his folly, [a.k.a. lack of good judgment,] he [becomes] wise in his own conceit, [a.k.a, thinking he's better than others.] [Romans 12:16-18 Be [in agreement] one toward another. [Don't get caught up in] things of high [status,] but [associate with] men of low [status.] [Don't] be wise in your own [conceit.] [Don't repay any] man evil for evil [done.] Provide honest things in the sight of all men. If [it's] possible, as much as you [are able,] live [peacefully] with all men.]

He, [who sends] a message by a [fool's] hand, [is like] [cutting] off the feet [of someone who] drinks, [& putting up with the] damage [later.] The legs of the lame aren't [of] equal [size,] so is a parable [not the same] in the mouth of fools.

[Like] he, [who] [ties to] [tie] [up] a stone in a sling, so is he, [who gives honor] to a fool. A parable in the mouth of fools is [like] [the exaggerated tale of] a thorn [going] up into the hand of a drunkard.

The Great God, [Who] formed all things, [rewards] both: the fool, & the [sinners.] [Ecclesiastes 9:2 All things come, [a.k.a. happen,] alike to all. There is one event: to the righteous, & to the wicked; to the good, & to the clean, [a.k.a. pure,] & to the unclean; to him [who sacrifices,] & to him [who doesn't sacrifice.] [Like] [what] is [done to] the good, [also] is [done to] the sinner; & he [who swears] [an oath,] & he [who is afraid] [to swear] an oath.]

[Like] a dog returns to his vomit, so [is] a fool, [who repeats] his folly, [a.k.a. lack of good judgment.] [2 Peter 2:21-22 For it [would] [have] been better for them not to have known the [path] of righteousness, than, after they [had] known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered to them. But it [has] happened to them according to the [accurate] proverb, The dog [has returned] to his own vomit again. And the sow, [a.k.a. female pig,] that was washed, [returns] to her wallowing in the [mud.]

[Do] you [see] a man wise in his own conceit, [a.k.a. thinking he's better than others?] There is more hope [for] a fool, than [for] him. [Isaiah 2:11-12 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, & the [arrogance] of men shall be bowed down. And the Lord Alone shall be exalted [on] that day. For the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon everyone [who] is proud, & lofty, & upon everyone [who] is lifted up, [a.k.a. magnified,] & he shall be brought low.]

The [lazy] man [says,] I can't go to work, because] there is a lion in the [road;] a  lion is in the streets. [Like] a door [turns on its] hinges, [squeaks,] so [do] the [lazy,] [who turn] upon his bed, [squeak.] The [lazy hides] his hand in his [chest,] [as if he is wounded, & can't work,] & it grieves him to bring [his arm] again to his mouth. [Proverbs 20:13 [Don't] love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, & you [shall] be satisfied with bread, [a.k.a. food.]

The [lazy person] is wiser in his own [eyes,] than 7 men [who can’t give] a reason [for him to work.] He [who passes] by, & [interferes] with [an argument,] [that] [isn't his,] is like [someone, who takes] a dog by the ears. [Like] a mad, [a.k.a. insane] man, who [throws: branding irons,] & arrows, [causes] death,

[The same] is the man, [who deceives] his [neighbor,] & [says, Aren't] I [just] [joking?] [Ephesians 5:4 Neither [does] filthiness, nor foolish [talk,] nor jesting, which aren’t [beneficial, but [instead, give] thanks.]

Where no wood is, the fire [goes] out there: so where there is no [gossip,] the [arguments cease.] 2 Peter 2:16 [Lilke] free [people,] [don't] use your liberty, [a.k.a freedom,] for a [disguise for] maliciousness, [a.k.a. desiring to cause harm to others,] but [instead be] [like] the servants of God.]

[Like] [a coal's embers are needed to start the] coals burning, & wood [is needed to start a] fire, so is [an argumentative] man [needed] to [start quarrels.] [James 3:5-6 Even so, the tongue is a little member [of the body,] & [boasts of] great things. [See,] how [large] a [problem,] a little fire [kindles, a.k.a. ignites!] And the tongue is a fire, [that leads to a] world of [sinfulness.] The tongue [does] so among our [body's] members [so] it [defiles] the whole body, & [sets] the course of nature on fire. And it is set, [a.k.a. focused,] on [the fires] of hell.]

The words of a [gossip] are [like] wounds, & they go down to the innermost parts of the [body.] [Matthew 15:17 [Still,] don't you understand, that [whatever enters] in the mouth [goes] into the [stomach,] & is cast into [the waste.]

Lips burning [to tell something,] & a wicked heart are like [a broken shard of pottery] covered with [the scum from] silver. [Matthew 15:18 But those things [that come] out of the mouth, come [out] from the heart; & they defile the man.]

He, [who hates, & disguises it] with [what] his lips [say,] & [stores] up deceit within him; [but] when he speaks [honestly, they don't] believe him. For there are 7 abominations [he previously did, but wasn't truthful about, that are still hidden within] his heart. [Matthew 15:19-20 For out of the heart [proceeds:] evil thoughts; murders; [adultery; fornication;] thefts; false [witnesses;] & [blasphemy.] These are the things [that] defile a man; but to eat with [unwashed hands, [doesn't defile] a man.]

The wickedness [of the person] shall be [displayed in front of] the whole congregation, & whose hatred is [hidden] by deceit. [2 Corinthians 11:13-14 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no [wonder,] for Satan, himself, is transformed into an angel of light.

[Whoever digs] a pit, shall fall [into it], & he, [who rolls] a stone, [a.k.a. boulder,] [over the pit,] it will return, [a.k.a. roll back,] upon him.  [2 Corinthians 11:15 Therefore, it's no great thing, if [Satan's] ministers [are] also transformed [like] the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds.]

A [person with] a lying tongue [hates] those, [who] are afflicted by it, & a flattering mouth [causes] ruin.