“Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.”
Proverbs 26:6 (BSB)
Context Reading
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him. 5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes. 6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. 7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.