Proverbs 26:6-14 New Century Version (NCV)

6. Sending a message by a foolish personis like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

7. A wise saying spoken by a foolis as useless as the legs of a crippled person.

8. Giving honor to a foolish personis like tying a stone in a slingshot.

9. A wise saying spoken by a foolis like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.

10. Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing byis like an archer shooting at just anything.

11. A fool who repeats his foolishnessis like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.

12. There is more hope for a foolish personthan for those who think they are wise.

13. The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road!There’s a lion in the streets!”

14. Like a door turning back and forth on its hinges,the lazy person turns over and over in bed.

Proverbs 26