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

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.

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

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.