Proverbs 26:6

Tree of Life Version

Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand.

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Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger to those who send him for he refreshes his master’s soul.

Like vinegar to the teeth or smoke to the eyes, so is a slacker to those who send him.

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

But the men who had gone up with him said, “We cannot attack these people, because they are stronger than we.”

Answer a fool according to his folly, else he will be wise in his own eyes.

Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.