Cross References

Proverbs 26:6

New Living Translation

Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

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Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing.

Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer. They revive the spirit of their employer.

Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!”