Proverbs 26:6–8
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6Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!
7A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
8Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like lame legs that hang limp.
Giving honor to a fool
is like binding a stone in a sling.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like binding a stone in a sling,
so is giving honor to a fool.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
The legs of the lame are not equal:
So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,
So is he that giveth honour to a fool.
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