OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 9

Proverbs 26:9

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Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Proverbs 26:9 in context

Proverbs 26:6–12

6

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool

is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

7

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8

As one who binds a stone in a sling,

so is he who gives honor to a fool.

9
Selected verse

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,

so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10

As an archer who wounds all,

so is he who hires a fool

or he who hires those who pass by.

11

As a dog that returns to his vomit,

so is a fool who repeats his folly.

12

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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