Proverbs 26:6

⁶ Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison.

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Other Translations of Proverbs 26:6

⁶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence

⁶ Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

⁶ You're only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.

⁶ He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

⁶ Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!

Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.