...................................................................LET US LEARN TOGETHER WHAT IS GOOD. Job 34:4b(NIV)................................................................Some people see the Bible as a long and boring book filled with incidents and events from the lives of ancient people who probably never existed. The biblical stories are seen as fables. In this blog, many of the situations and conversations found in the divinely inspired Holy Scriptures have been placed in categories that correspond to expressive sayings and phrases. Reference information, background information and links connecting the people and places are given to help you find a place to begin reading the Bible for yourself.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Wise and Wisdom and Foolish and Fools

Proverbs Chapter 26 consists of 28 verses,
verses 1-12 are listed below:


1.As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

2.As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3.A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

4.Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

5.Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

6.He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

7.The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.


8.As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.


9.As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.


10.The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.


11.As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.


12.Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.


Reference Scriptures:
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;-Proverbs 1:1

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.-Matthew 1:1...And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;-Matthew 1:6...And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.-Matthew 1:16

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,-Luke 3:23...Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.-Luke 3:38

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