Verse 6

As he that cutteth of his messengers feete endamageth himselfe: so doth he that committeth a message to a foole.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 10:26 : 26 As vineger is to the teeth, & as smoke is vnto the eyes: euen so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth him foorth.
• Prov 13:17 : 17 An vngodly messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faythfull embassadour is as health.
• Prov 25:13 : 13 As the colde of snowe in the tyme of haruest: so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende hym, for he refresheth his maisters mynde.
• Num 13:31 : 31 But the men that went vp with him, sayde: We be not able to go vp agaynst the people, for they are stronger then we.