| New Living Translation (© 2007) Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!King James Bible He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.American Standard Version He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.Young's Literal Translation He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.Proverbs 26:6 Additional Translations
Wesley's Notes on the Bible 26:6 Cutteth off the feet - Of his messenger; bids one go that wants legs. Drinketh - Drinking, in scripture, frequently denotes the plentiful doing or receiving of any thing. Proverbs 26:6 Parallel Commentaries
Cuts Cutteth Cutting Damage Drinketh Drinking Drinks Feet Fool Foolish Hand Injury Message News One's Sending Sends ViolenceCuts Cutteth Cutting Damage Drinketh Drinking Drinks Feet Fool Foolish Hand Injury Message News One's Sending Sends ViolenceThe Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188.Proverbs 26:6 Mobile Bible Proverbs 26:6 Bible Suite Proverbs 26:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 26:6 Chinese Bible
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Proverbs 10:26 Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes. Proverbs 26:5 Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation. Proverbs 26:7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
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