NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Format by: Verse Paragraph
Strong's
Red Letter
Audio Bibles
The Blue Letter Bible

Proverbs 26 :: New International Version (NIV)

toggle collapse
Choose a new font size and typeface
Audio Bibles
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 - Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:2 - Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3 - A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 - Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 - Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:8 - Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:10 - Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 - As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:12 - Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:13 - A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:14 - As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:15 - A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:16 - A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:17 - Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:18 - Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:19 - is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20 - Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:21 - As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:22 - The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:23 - Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent[fn] lips with an evil heart.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:24 - Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:25 - Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:26 - Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:27 - Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:28 - A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
NIV Footnotes
Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
NIV

THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®
Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.


See detailed copyright information.

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan