Proverbs 26:9

In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.

10Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.

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Cross References

Proverbs 23:35And you will say: “They have beaten me, but I did not feel pain. They have dragged me, and I did not realize it. When will I awaken and find more wine?”

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:7-10

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. To recommend wisdom to us, and to quicken us to the diligent use of all the means for the getting of wisdom, Solomon here shows that fools are fit for nothing; they are either… Read the whole commentary →

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