Proverbs 26:9 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, so is a proverb in the mouth of a [self-confident] fool.

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorny bush in the hand of a drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.

As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

*They hit me, and I was not hurt! They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another.*

As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

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