Proverbs 26:10

+ 26:10 Great variation from Hebrew here. All the flesh of fools endures much hardship; for their fury is brought to nothing.

LXX2012 (British)

In The King James Version

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

In Context

9Thorns + 26:9 Compare Heb. grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.

11As when a dog goes to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [There is a shame that brings sin: and there is a shame that is glory and grace.]

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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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