The Bryce Crawford Podcast - Proverbs Series Chapter 26 (EP 126)

Episode Date: July 26, 2025

Proverbs 26

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fall. What's going on, guys? Welcome back to another episode of the Bryce Crawford podcast. I'm Bryson. Today, we're on Proverbs 26 out of the 31 chapters in Proverbs. Guys, I pray this series is blessing you. I mean, we're deep in the series now, but if you guys want the free Bible study plan, go to Jesusandestreet.org slash proverbs. Get your Bible plan now. Let's break down Proverbs 26. Verse one, like snow and summer or rain and harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. Proverbs 26, first one, is just, just open it up here and say, an honor for the fool is out of place

and can lead to disaster. Imagine a fool receiving honor. Their chest just puffs up with pride. The good encouragement actually becomes pride and they just walk around with a big chest that can lead to disaster. Verse two, like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow and it's flying,

a curse that is causeless does not alight. Now, verses three through six here, we're about to read what Proverbs 26 says on how to deal with fools. Okay. A whip for the horse, a brittle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. There is an instrument appropriate for these animals that we read in verse three. A whip for the horse, a brittle for the donkey, and a rod for a back of the fools. And see, what fools don't learn from the words of wisdom, they'll learn from the infliction of pain. And oftentimes, as we've read in Proverbs, these fools and the simple ones will actually experience the damage of their own folly. Right now, the Lord brings judgment on the wicked and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, and, like that people that don't repent right but when fools pour out their foolishness it is more times

it is more right oftentimes to just not answer them because when we respond to them like it says in in verse verse four and five like don't answer a fool according to this falling like oftentimes it's just better if we just like humble ourselves and shut up verses seven through 12 like a lame man's legs which hang useless is a proverb in the mouth of fools like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool. Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard. Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. We'll come back to that. Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than him.

The fool's possession of wisdom is a useless like verse seven, a lame man's legs. Because the lame man can't walk. Someone who has no feeling, someone who is paralyzed, from the waist down, their legs are pretty much useless. And what Proverbs is saying here is saying, just the same way a lame man's legs are useless is wisdom in the mouth of a fool. Because when fools attempt to proclaim wisdom, it actually brings pain on their life.

Now, verse 11, like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly. Because in a dog's nature, it is natural for a dog to return to their vomit. As soon as a dog throws up, it's natural for them to walk right back to it. Okay? In the same way, the repulsive nature

of a sinner returning to their sin is true. So we have to be careful. It is natural in the fool's nature to return to his folly. So we have to be on guard. Verse 13, the sluggard says there's a line in the road. There's a line in the street. As the door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. Sleep kills the lazy man and the procrastinator. Okay. Verse 15, the sluggard buries his hand in the dish. It wears him out to bring back to his mouth. Now, verse 20, proverb 26, sorry. I read a lot of things that we've read before you. Remember that picture early on, this wild picture that the lazy man's hand is buried in his cereal bowl.

He's so lazy that he won't even feed himself. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. It wears him out to bring back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly. Whoever metals in a quarrel, not in his own, is like one who takes a passing dog by the ears. Versus 18 through 19. I like this group of two verses.

it is the danger of a practical joker. Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, I am only joking. So Solomon paints this picture of a fierce warrior that is spreading destruction everywhere. Okay, and he's comparing this to the practical joker. And the man who plays tricks on other people,

deceiving them and tricking them. And then he says, oh, I was only joking, is a danger to other people. It's a very bad companion. Be careful befriending people like that. Verse 20, for a lack of wood, the fire goes out. And where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so as a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels they go down into the inner parts of the body.

So verses 20 through 22 here, we're reading about gossip. The same way fire won't continue to burn unless it has wood in it is the same way strife won't continue when the gossiper stops speaking. When the gossiper stops their work. because strife has a maker. Tension has a maker. It's called gossip, okay? And Proverbs 26 versus 20 through 22 are telling us that the tailbearer, the contentious man, and gossip is the one who causes strife and makes it.

Versus 23 through 28 to close. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are fervent lips within an evil heart. Whoever hates, disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceitness heart. Let's talk about verse 24 really quick. It's common for those who hate others to disguise it with smooth talk. Okay? How oftentimes do you talk to a best friend? They say, oh my gosh, I hate this person.

And then when they see them in person, they act as if they're their best friend. They oftentimes disguise their hatred in their heart with smooth lips. The secret hater deceives others, but in reality is deceiving themselves, tricking themselves. Because he is imagining himself to be a better man than he really is. verse 25 through 28 to close When he speaks graciously believe him not For there are seven abominations in his heart Though his hatred be covered with deception

His wickedness will be exposed in the assembly Everything comes to light Whoever digs a pit will fall into it oftentimes Whenever people lie or they get caught in a lie Instead of humbling themselves They end up digging the hole deeper And they fall harder And a stone will come back on him

Who starts it rolling A lying tongue hates its victims And a flattering mouth works ruin guys proverbs 26 was incredible and we got a few more chapters left before we get down it's going to be incredible i pray that this chapter was blessing and i'll see you guys tomorrow for proverbs chapter 27 guys thank you so much for watching and listening to this episode if you guys like it subscribe to us on youtube follow us on spotify instagram and ticot bless you guys and see you guys next week for the next episode