Proverbs 26:10
The Former of all [is] great, || And He is rewarding a fool, || And is rewarding transgressors.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
In Context
9A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, || And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
11As a dog has returned to its vomit, || A fool is repeating his folly.
Cross References
Romans 2:6who will render to each according to his works;
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 →