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Let another man's mouth praise you, ideally a stranger's mouth rather than your own.

Do not boast about tomorrow because no man knows what a day will bring forth.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth works ruin on the one flattered and the flatterer.

The man who digs a pit falls into it, and the stone rolled uphill rolls back on the one who pushed it.

Saul successfully united Israel’s military forces and delivered them from external threats, demonstrating both courage and effectiveness as a leader.

Saul nearly dooms Jonathan under a rash vow, but God’s people intervene, preserving a righteous warrior and demonstrating compassion over rigid adherence to an oath.

His hatred is covered for a time, but his wickedness will be revealed before the assembly.

Do not believe his gracious speech, for seven abominations are stored in his heart.

The man who hates uses gracious lips as a disguise while storing deceit in his heart.

Eloquent lips covering a wicked heart resemble cheap clay glazed with silver dross.

The whisperer's words are tasty morsels that lodge deep in the listener's interior.

Meddling in another man's quarrel is grabbing a strange dog by the ears.

A man wise in his own eyes is in worse shape than the obvious fool.

A fool returning to his folly is like a dog returning to its vomit, repeating what already harmed him.

A proverb in a fool's mouth is a thorn in the hand of a drunkard, swung without awareness of what it cuts.

Giving honor to a fool ruins the mechanism the way binding a stone permanently into a sling ruins the weapon.

A proverb in the fool's mouth is as useless as the legs of a lame man, present but unable to function.

Sending a message by the hand of a fool cripples the sender and brings violence on him.

A whip suits the horse, a bridle the donkey, and a rod the back of the fool who refuses gentler correction.

1 Samuel 14:36-42 shows Saul’s determination to solve the mystery of God’s silence, the seriousness of rash vows, and God’s sovereign role in directing Israel’s steps, even through casting lots. Ultimately, it highlights how trusting God’s wisdom is vital in times of uncertainty.