Proverbs

Giving honor to a fool is like tying a stone in a slingshot.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.

Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet, or drinking poison!

Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you become as foolish as he is.           But be sure to answer the foolish arguments, or …

Read more

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the backs of fools.

Like a flitting sparrow, or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Like snow in the summer and rain at harvest, honor is not appropriate for a fool.

A man that has no control over his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.

It is not good to eat much honey, or to seek glory after glory.

A righteous man who yields to the wicked is as a muddied stream, or a polluted well.