Proverbs 26:6-8

Lexham English Bible

⁶ Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
    so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
⁷ Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,
    so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
⁸ Like binding a stone in a sling,
    so is giving honor to a fool.