Proverbs 26:9
A thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, || And an allegory in the mouth of fools.
Literal Standard Version
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 one who is binding a stone in a sling, || So [is] he who is giving honor to a fool.
10The Former of all [is] great, || And He is rewarding a fool, || And is rewarding transgressors.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:35“They struck me, I have not been sick, || They beat me, I have not known. When I awake—I 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 →