6Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.


In Context

3 A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

6 Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

7 Like a lame man's legs that hang limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:6He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:6He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.