Proverbs 26:6 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage. [Prov. 13:17.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

Common English Bible

⁶ Sending messages with a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking down violence.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.

English Standard Version 2016

⁶ Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Proverbs 26:6 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 10:26

Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is a lazy one to those who sent him.

Proverbs 13:17

The messenger of the impious will fall into evil. But a faithful ambassador shall prosper.

Proverbs 25:13

Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.

Proverbs 26:5

Respond to the foolish according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.

Proverbs 26:7

In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.

Numbers 13:31

During these events, Caleb, to restrain the murmuring of the people who rose up against Moses, said, "Let us ascend and possess the land, for we will be able to obtain it."