The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 26, Verse 2

[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon nitre, so [is] he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so [is] good news from a far country.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

[It is] not good to eat much honey: so [for men] to search their own glory [is not] glory.

He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

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

King James Version

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

American Standard Version

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

New English Translation

Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

World English Bible

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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