Proverbs 26:7
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (6 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
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.
דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים
The legs hang limp from the lame; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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.
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.