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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 26) Proverbs 26:6-7 KJV
"He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
Proverbs 26:6-7 in Context (Verses 3–10 KJV)
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.*
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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.*
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The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.*
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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.
10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.*