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Proverbs 26:9

9 Like a thorn which 1falls into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Proverbs 26:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand

is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:9 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard

is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

A proverb in the mouth of a fool

is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.

Proverbs 26:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard

Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

A wise saying spoken by a fool

is like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.

Proverbs 26:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 26:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⸤Like⸥ a thorn stuck in a drunk’s hand, 

so is a proverb in the mouths of fools. 

Proverbs 26:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A proverb in the mouth of a fool

is like a stick with thorns,

brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

Proverbs 26:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard

is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Like a thorn that goes up in the hand of a drunkard,

so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A proverb in the mouth of a foolish person

is like a thorn in the hand of someone who is drunk.


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