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Proverbs 26:6
One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
Proverbs 26:6 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 26:6 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.
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
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In context
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
4 Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;
5 Answer a dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
7 Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
8 Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
9 A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.
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