“As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”
Proverbs 26:9 (KJV) |
Proverbs 26:9
From Proverbs 26, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.