Proverbs 26:9

[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.

As a thorn {H2336} goeth up {H5927} into the hand {H3027} of a drunkard {H7910}, so is a parable {H4912} in the mouth {H6310} of fools {H3684}.

Like a thorn branch in the hand of a drunk is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Asa thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 23:35 (3 votes)

    They have stricken me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt [it] not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.