The Tanakh
משלי כ״וProverbs 26
Chapter 26 of 31 in Proverbs — 28 verses
- Total gematria
- 52,387
- Letters
- 794
- Words
- 211
- Verses
- 28
- Per word average
- 248.28
Verse 1א׳Standard1,577
כַּשֶּׁלֶג בַּקַּיִץ וְכַמָּטָר בַּקָּצִיר כֵּן לֹא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool.
Verse 2ב׳Standard2,264
כַּצִּפּוֹר לָנוּד כַּדְּרוֹר לָעוּף כֵּן קִֽלְלַת חִנָּם לא תָבֹֽא
As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, So the curse that is causeless shall come home. .
Verse 3ג׳Standard1,724
שׁוֹט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֹר וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִֽים
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
Verse 4ד׳Standard2,460
אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
Verse 5ה׳Standard1,084
עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָֽיו
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
Verse 6ו׳Standard2,061
מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
Verse 7ז׳Standard1,326
דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים
The legs hang limp from the lame; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Verse 8ח׳Standard1,617
כִּצְרוֹר אֶבֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָה כֵּן־נוֹתֵן לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד
As a small stone in a heap of stones, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Verse 9ט׳Standard1,307
חוֹחַ עָלָה בְיַד־שִׁכּוֹר וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים
As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Verse 10י׳Standard1,860
רַב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־כֹּל וְשֹׂכֵר כְּסִיל וְשֹׂכֵר עֹבְרִֽים
A master performeth all things; But he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.