“Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.”
Proverbs 26:9 (BSB)
Context Reading
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. 9Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 10Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby. 11As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.