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Proverbs 26:6

New Century Version

Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

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A lazy person affects the one he works for like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

A wicked messenger brings nothing but trouble, but a trustworthy one makes everything right.

Trustworthy messengers refresh those who send them, like the coolness of snow in the summertime.

Answer fools when they speak foolishly, or they will think they are really wise.

A wise saying spoken by a fool is as useless as the legs of a crippled person.

But the men who had gone with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.”