Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Standard Bible Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of 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. New King James Version He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. New American Standard Bible One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off his own feet and drinks violence. NASB 1995 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. NASB 1977 He cuts off his own feet, and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. Legacy Standard Bible He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends words by the hand of a fool. Amplified Bible He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence]. Christian Standard Bible The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. American Standard Version He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. Contemporary English Version Sending a message by a fool is like chopping off your foot just to spite yourself. English Revised Version He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever uses a fool to send a message cuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself. Good News Translation If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble. International Standard Version Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. Majority Standard Bible Like cutting off one?s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. NET Bible Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool. New Heart English Bible One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, "" Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. Young's Literal Translation He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. Smith's Literal Translation He drank violence, cutting off the feet, sending words by the hand of the foolish one. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity. New American Bible Those who send messages by a fool cut off their feet; they drink down violence. New Revised Standard Version It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who sends a message by the hand of a fool drinks iniquity from under his own feet. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that sends a message by the hand of a fool is asking for trouble. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Similitudes and Instructions…5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes. 6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. 7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.… Cross References Proverbs 10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him. Proverbs 25:13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. Proverbs 17:7 Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler! Proverbs 22:29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men. Proverbs 29:19 A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond. Proverbs 14:15 The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps. Proverbs 19:2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark. Proverbs 20:19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty. Matthew 7:6 Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 25:24-30 Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. / So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ / ‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed. ... Luke 16:10-12 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. / So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? / And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own? Luke 19:20-23 Then another servant came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth. / For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’ / His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? ... 1 Corinthians 4:2 Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. Treasury of Scripture He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage. sendeth Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. Proverbs 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. Jump to Previous Cuts Cutteth Cutting Damage Drinketh Drinking Drinks Feet Fool Foolish Hand Injury Message News One's Sending Sends ViolenceJump to Next Cuts Cutteth Cutting Damage Drinketh Drinking Drinks Feet Fool Foolish Hand Injury Message News One's Sending Sends ViolenceProverbs 26 1. observations about fools13. about sluggards 17. and about contentious busybodies Cutting off one’s own feet This vivid imagery suggests an act of self-destruction or self-sabotage. In the Hebrew context, the phrase implies a deliberate action that leads to one's own harm. Feet are symbolic of one's ability to move forward and make progress. By "cutting off" one's feet, the proverb illustrates the futility and harm in entrusting important tasks to those who lack wisdom. Historically, feet were essential for travel and work, and losing them would mean losing one's ability to function effectively in society. and drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Like cutting offמְקַצֶּ֣ה (mə·qaṣ·ṣeh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7096: To cut off, to destroy, to scrape off one’s own feet רַ֭גְלַיִם (raḡ·la·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda or drinking שֹׁתֶ֑ה (šō·ṯeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe violence חָמָ֣ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2555: Violence, wrong, by meton, unjust gain is the sending שֹׁלֵ֖חַ (šō·lê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out of a message דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause by the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3027: A hand of a fool. כְּסִֽיל׃ (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool Links Proverbs 26:6 NIVProverbs 26:6 NLT Proverbs 26:6 ESV Proverbs 26:6 NASB Proverbs 26:6 KJV Proverbs 26:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 26:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 26:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 26:6 French Bible Proverbs 26:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 26:6 One who sends a message by (Prov. 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