3) A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
Proverbs Club Commentary
A fool is driven by circumstances rather than planning.
This is punishing and eliminates the best solution.
#whip #horse #bridle #donkey #rod #backs #fools
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Do not fear the curses of the Wicked.
These are often projections that will boomerang upon them.
#like #fluttering #sparrow #darting #swallow #undeserved #curse #come #rest
1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Why is honor not fitting for a fool?
Because an idiot has no care for his actions.
Chaos is often the result, and harmony is incidental.
#snow #summer #rain #harvest #honor #not #fitting #fool
28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Liars hate their victims.
Sycophants damage their victims.
#lying #tongue #hates #hurts #flattering #mouth #works #ruin
27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it;
if someone rolls a stone,
it will roll back on them.
Proverbs Club Commentary
Setting a trap should trap you.
This, I ascertain, includes curses.
#whoever #digs #pit #fall #someone #rolls #stone #back
