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Proverbs 26:9-11
The Voice
Proverbs 26:9-11
The Voice
9 Like a thorn in the hand of a drunkard,
so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who shoots at random and injures everyone,
so is a person who hires a fool or someone off the street.[a]
11 Like a dog who goes back to his own vomit,[b]
so is a fool who always returns to his foolishness.
Footnotes
- 26:10 Meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
- 26:11 2 Peter 2:22
Proverbs 26:9-11
New International Version
Proverbs 26:9-11
New International Version
Proverbs 26:9-11
New King James Version
Proverbs 26:9-11
New King James Version
9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 [a]The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
11 (A)As a dog returns to his own vomit,
(B)So a fool repeats his folly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:10 Heb. difficult in v. 10; ancient and modern translators differ greatly
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