Cross References

Proverbs 26:6

New English Translation

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

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

An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

Like legs that hang limp from the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against these people, because they are stronger than we are!”