Bible verse
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Proverbs 26:9 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 26.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
13 The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
KJV
[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
ASV
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
ERV
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.
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