Proverbs 26:10
Anyone who hires someone stupid or just a passer-by is like an archer wounding people by shooting arrows at random.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
In Context
9A proverb spoken by someone stupid is as ridiculous as a thorn bush waved around by a drunk.
11Stupid people repeat their stupidity like a dog returning to its vomit.
Cross References
Romans 2:6God will make sure everyone receives what they deserve according to what they've done.
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 →