Proverbs 26 Clementine Vulgate
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1 [Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.
1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
3 Flagellum equo, et camus asino, et virga in dorso imprudentium.
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
4 Ne respondeas stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne efficiaris ei similis.
4 Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Responde stulto juxta stultitiam suam, ne sibi sapiens esse videatur.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 Claudus pedibus, et iniquitatem bibens, qui mittit verba per nuntium stultum.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7 Quomodo pulchras frustra habet claudus tibias, sic indecens est in ore stultorum parabola.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
9 Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 Judicium determinat causas, et qui imponit stulto silentium iras mitigat.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 Sicut canis qui revertitur ad vomitum suum, sic imprudens qui iterat stultitiam suam.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Vidisti hominem sapientem sibi videri? magis illo spem habebit insipiens.]
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 [Dicit piger: Leo est in via, et leæna in itineribus.
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
14 Sicut ostium vertitur in cardine suo, ita piger in lectulo suo.
14 As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
15 Abscondit piger manum sub ascella sua, et laborat si ad os suum eam converterit.
15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 Sapientior sibi piger videtur septem viris loquentibus sententias.]
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
17 [Sicut qui apprehendit auribus canem, sic qui transit impatiens et commiscetur rixæ alterius.
17 Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.
18 Sicut noxius est qui mittit sagittas et lanceas in mortem,
18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
19 ita vir fraudulenter nocet amico suo, et cum fuerit deprehensus dicit: Ludens feci.
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”
20 Cum defecerint ligna extinguetur ignis, et susurrone subtracto, jurgia conquiescent.
20 For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
21 Sicut carbones ad prunas, et ligna ad ignem, sic homo iracundus suscitat rixas.
21 As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.
22 Verba susurronis quasi simplicia, et ipsa perveniunt ad intima ventris.
22 The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, they go down into the innermost parts.
23 Quomodo si argento sordido ornare velis vas fictile, sic labia tumentia cum pessimo corde sociata.
23 Like silver dross on an earthen vessel are the lips of a fervent one with an evil heart.
24 Labiis suis intelligitur inimicus, cum in corde tractaverit dolos.
24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
25 Quando submiserit vocem suam, ne credideris ei, quoniam septem nequitiæ sunt in corde illius.
25 When his speech is charming, don’t believe him, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 Qui operit odium fraudulenter, revelabitur malitia ejus in consilio.
26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
27 Qui fodit foveam incidet in eam, et qui volvit lapidem revertetur ad eum.
27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
28 Lingua fallax non amat veritatem, et os lubricum operatur ruinas.]
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 19:10; Proverbs 28:16; Esther 3:1–15; 1 Samuel 12:17–18; Psalm 12:8
- 2 Numbers 23:8; Nehemiah 13:2; Psalm 109:28; Deuteronomy 23:4–5; 2 Samuel 16:12
- 3 Proverbs 10:13; 1 Corinthians 4:21; Psalm 32:9; Judges 8:5–7; 2 Corinthians 13:2
- 4 1 Peter 3:9; Proverbs 26:5; Jude 9; Proverbs 17:14; 1 Kings 12:14
- 5 Romans 12:16; Matthew 16:1–4; Proverbs 3:7; Matthew 21:23–27; John 9:26–33
- 6 Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 25:13; Numbers 13:31
- 7 Proverbs 26:9; Proverbs 17:7; Psalm 64:8; Psalm 50:16–21; Matthew 7:4–5
- 8 Proverbs 30:22; Proverbs 26:1; Proverbs 19:10
- 9 Proverbs 23:35
- 10 Romans 2:6; Proverbs 11:31
- 11 2 Peter 2:22; Matthew 12:45; Exodus 8:15
- 12 Proverbs 29:20; 1 Corinthians 3:18–19; Proverbs 26:5; Proverbs 28:11; Romans 12:16
- 13 Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 15:19
- 14 Hebrews 6:12; Proverbs 6:9–10; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 24:33
- 15 Proverbs 19:24
- 16 Proverbs 26:12; 1 Peter 3:15; Proverbs 12:15
- 17 Proverbs 20:3; 2 Timothy 2:23–24; Proverbs 18:6; Luke 12:14; Proverbs 17:11
- 18 Proverbs 25:18; Isaiah 50:11; Proverbs 7:23; Genesis 49:23
- 19 Ephesians 5:4; Proverbs 10:23; Proverbs 14:9; Proverbs 15:21; 2 Peter 2:13
- 20 Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 22:10; James 3:6; Proverbs 26:22
- 21 Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 29:22; 2 Samuel 20:1; Psalm 120:4; Proverbs 10:12
- 22 Proverbs 18:8; Proverbs 20:19; Ezekiel 22:9
- 23 Luke 22:47–48; Luke 11:39; Proverbs 10:18; Matthew 23:27; Ezekiel 33:31
- 24 Proverbs 12:20; Psalm 41:6; Proverbs 10:18; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 12:5
- 25 Proverbs 6:16–19; Psalm 28:3; Jeremiah 12:6; Jeremiah 9:2–8; Psalm 12:2
- 26 Psalm 55:21–23; 1 Samuel 18:17; 2 Samuel 3:27–30; 1 Samuel 18:21; Genesis 4:8
- 27 Proverbs 28:10; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 7:15–16; Psalm 10:2; Ecclesiastes 10:8
- 28 John 8:44–49; Luke 20:20–21; Proverbs 29:5; Proverbs 6:24; John 10:32–33
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