Proverbs 26:6
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
In context
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools! 4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. 6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison. 7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame 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.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 26:6 in the KJV
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 26:6 in the ESV
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.