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Proverbs 26:6

Modern King James Version

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks down damage.

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Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

A wicked messenger falls into mischief, but a faithful ambassador is health.

Like cold snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to his senders; for he makes return to his master's soul.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness, so that he may not be wise in his own eyes.

The legs of the lame are not equal; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

But the men that went up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.