Proverbs 26:9
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As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

Proverbs 26:8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:10 Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

International Standard Version (©2012)
A thorn in the hand of a drunkard� that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

American King James Version
As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.

American Standard Version
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Douay-Rheims Bible
As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Darby Bible Translation
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

English Revised Version
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.

Webster's Bible Translation
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible
Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Young's Literal Translation
A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.


Proverbs 26:10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard. —HCSB

[Like] a thorn [which] falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. —NASB

[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools. —KJV


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Drink Drunkard Falls Fool Foolish Fools Goes Hand Mouth Mouths Overcome Parable Proverb Thorn Thornbush Wise

Drink Drunkard Falls Fool Foolish Fools Goes Hand Mouth Mouths Overcome Parable Proverb Thorn Thornbush Wise
Proverbs Chapter 26 Verse 9

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