Proverbs 26:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.”
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“Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.”
King James Version · Public Domain“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 26:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 13:31But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
- Proverbs 10:26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
- Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
- Proverbs 25:13Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).