“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.”
Proverbs 26:6 (KJV) |
Proverbs 26:6
From Proverbs 26, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.