Proverbs 26:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:35

They have overcome me, you will say, and I have no pain; they gave me blows without my feeling them: when will I be awake from my wine? I will go after it again.

Proverbs 26:10

Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.

Proverbs 26:8

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.