Proverbs 26:9
As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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
8As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
10A master performeth all things; but he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:35'They have struck me, and I felt it not, they have beaten me, and I knew it not; when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.'
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 →