Proverbs 26:4
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (9 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
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. .
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.
אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה
Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָֽיו
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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.