Proverbs 26:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by   the hand of a drunkard.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁹ Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

Proverbs 26:9 Cross References

Proverbs 23:35

‘They struck me, but   I feel no pain! They beat me, but I didn’t know it! When will I wake up? I’ll look for another drink.’

Proverbs 26:10

The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone indiscriminately.

Proverbs 26:8

Giving honour to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.