9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.


In Context

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

7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

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

10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

Proverbs 26:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:9[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:9Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:9As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:9As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:9As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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