Like the legs of the lame that hang limp, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.
So He will bring ruin to them with their own tongues; all who see them will shake their heads.
He said to them, “You will surely say to Me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal Yourself. Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country.’ ”
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his feet and drinks violence.
Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.