Proverbs 26:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage. [Prov. 13:17.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁶ Sending messages with a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.

Proverbs 26:6 Cross References

Proverbs 25:13

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 13:17

A bad messenger plunges men into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Numbers 13:31

Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 26:7

Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.