Proverbs 26:9

A Conservative Version

[As] a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:35

They have stricken me, [thou shall say], and I was not hurt. They have beaten me, and I did not feel it. When shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Proverbs 26:8

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

Proverbs 26:10

[As] an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool, and he who hires those who pass by.