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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 26) Proverbs 26:9 KJV
"As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
Proverbs Chapter 26, Verse 9
Proverbs 26:9 in Context (Verses 6–12 KJV)
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.
10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.*
11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.*
12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.