A moment in scripture
Proverbs 26:9
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As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- Proverbs 26:8
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
- Proverbs 26:10
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
- Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.