Proverbs 26:6
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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
In other translations
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
- Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
- Proverbs 25:13As 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.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.
- Numbers 13:31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.But the men who had gone up with him replied, “We cannot go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are!”
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