New International Version
Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison.

New Living Translation
Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!

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

Berean Study Bible
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

New American Standard Bible
He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.

King James Bible
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

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

NET Bible
Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that sends a message by the hand of a fool is asking for trouble.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever uses a fool to send a message cuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself.

Jubilee Bible 2000
He that gives responsibility to one who is not able to carry it out is like him that sends a message by the hand of a fool, and he shall drink the damage.

King James 2000 Bible
He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks violence.

American King James Version
He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.

American Standard Version
He 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.

Spreuke 26:6 Afrikaans PWL
Hy wat ’n boodskap stuur deur die hand van ’n dwaas, kap sy eie voete af met pyn.

Fjalët e urta 26:6 Albanian
Kush dërgon një mesazh me anë të një budallai pret këmbët e tij dhe pi dhunë.

ﺃﻣﺜﺎﻝ 26:6 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
يقطع الرجلين يشرب ظلما من يرسل كلاما عن يد جاهل.

D Sprüch 26:6 Bavarian
Schickst aynn Narrn, däß er öbbs ausrichtt, dann laaß s glei; dös kanst vergössn!

Притчи 26:6 Bulgarian
Който праща известие чрез безумния Отсича своите си нозе и докарва на себе си вреда.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
藉愚昧人手寄信的，是砍斷自己的腳，自受損害。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
借愚昧人手寄信的，是砍断自己的脚，自受损害。

箴 言 26:6 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
藉 愚 昧 人 手 寄 信 的 ， 是 砍 斷 自 己 的 腳 ， 自 受 （ 原 文 是 ： 喝 ） 損 害 。

箴 言 26:6 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
藉 愚 昧 人 手 寄 信 的 ， 是 砍 断 自 己 的 脚 ， 自 受 （ 原 文 是 ： 喝 ） 损 害 。

Proverbs 26:6 Croatian Bible
Odsijeca noge sebi i gorčinu pije tko po bezumnom poruke šalje.

Přísloví 26:6 Czech BKR
Jako by nohy osekal, bezpráví se dopouští ten, kdož svěřuje poselství bláznu.

Ordsprogene 26:6 Danish
Den afhugger Fødderne og inddrikker Vold, som sender Bud ved en Taabe.

Spreuken 26:6 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Hij snijdt zich de voeten af, en drinkt geweld, die boodschappen zendt door de hand van een zot.