2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow,
So
aa curse without cause shall not alight.
3 aA whip for the horse,
A bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the fool’s back.
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Lest you also be like him.
5 aAnswer a fool according to his folly,
Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off
his own feet
and drinks violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
