Proverbs 26:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

A thorn bush waved around in the hand of a drunkard is no worse than a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:35

You will be bruised all over, without even remembering how it all happened. And you will lie awake asking, “When will morning come, so I can drink some more?”

Proverbs 26:10

It's no cleverer to shoot arrows at every passer-by than it is to hire a bunch of worthless nobodies.

Proverbs 26:8

Are you going to honour a fool? Why not shoot a slingshot with the stone tied tight?