Matthew Henry · Verses 6–9
Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.
Proverbs 26:9
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
BSB
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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.
BBE
Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
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