Proverbs 26:9

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:35

You will say, They struck me, but I was not hurt! They beat me [as with a hammer], but I did not feel it! When shall I awake? I will crave and seek more wine again [and escape reality].

Proverbs 26:10

[But] like an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or chance passers-by.

Proverbs 26:8

Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.