Proverbs 26:6

The Message

You’re only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:26

A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; it’s vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes.

Proverbs 13:17

Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things, but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.

Proverbs 25:13

Reliable friends who do what they say are like cool drinks in sweltering heat—refreshing!

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool in simple terms so he doesn’t get a swelled head.

Proverbs 26:7

A proverb quoted by fools is limp as a wet noodle.

Numbers 13:31

But the others said, “We can’t attack those people; they’re way stronger than we are.” They spread scary rumors among the People of Israel. They said, “We scouted out the land from one end to the other—it’s a land that swallows people whole. Everybody we saw was huge. Why, we even saw the Nephilim giants (the Anak giants come from the Nephilim). Alongside them we felt like grasshoppers. And they looked down on us as if we were grasshoppers.” * * *