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Proverbs 26:6
Showing verse 6 with surrounding context.
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¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
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¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
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Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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¶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
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The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
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As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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