Context 6He cuts off his own feet and drinks violenceWho sends a message by the hand of a fool. 7Like the legs which are useless to the lame, 8Like one who binds a stone in a sling, 9Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, 10Like an archer who wounds everyone, 11Like a dog that returns to its vomit 12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? 13The sluggard says, There is a lion in the road! 14As the door turns on its hinges, 15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; 16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes 17Like one who takes a dog by the ears 18Like a madman who throws 19So is the man who deceives his neighbor, 20For lack of wood the fire goes out, 21Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, 22The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, 23Like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross 24He who hates disguises it with his lips, 25When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, 26Though his hatred covers itself with guile, 27He who digs a pit will fall into it, 28A lying tongue hates those it crushes, Parallel Verses American Standard VersionHe that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. Douay-Rheims Bible He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity. Darby Bible Translation He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage. English Revised Version He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. Webster's Bible Translation He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. World English Bible One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence. Young's Literal Translation He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. Library One Lion Two Lions no Lion at AllA sermon (No. 1670) delivered on Thursday Evening, June 8th, 1882, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets."--Proverbs 22:13. "The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets."--Proverbs 26:13. This slothful man seems to cherish that one dread of his about the lions, as if it were his favorite aversion and he felt it to be too much trouble to invent another excuse. … C.H. Spurgeon—Sermons on Proverbs The Hebrew Sages and their Proverbs We Shall not be Curious in the Ranking of the Duties in which Christian Love... Proverbs Links Proverbs 26:6 NIV • Proverbs 26:6 NLT • Proverbs 26:6 ESV • Proverbs 26:6 NASB • Proverbs 26:6 KJV • Proverbs 26:6 Bible Apps • Proverbs 26:6 Parallel • Bible Hub |