Proverbs 26:6
¶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 10:26 : 26 ¶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
- Prov 13:17 : 17 ¶ A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.
- Prov 25:13 : 13 ¶ As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
- Num 13:31 : 31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Prov 26:7-104 verses84%
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.
9[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
10¶ The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
- Prov 26:3-53 verses80%
3¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4¶ Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
- Prov 18:6-72 verses76%
6¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
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9¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.
- Prov 13:16-172 verses74%
16¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
17¶ A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.
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21¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
- Eccl 10:12-154 verses73%
12¶ The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.
14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses73%
15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
16¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
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20¶ Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
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16¶ Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
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26¶ He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
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18¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
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20¶ He that walketh with wise [men] shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
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18¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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5¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
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29¶ He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool [shall be] servant to the wise of heart.
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11¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.
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2¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses71%
7¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.
8¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
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5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
- Prov 19:1-33 verses71%
1¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2¶ Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.
3¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
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21¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses71%
24¶ Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
25¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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8¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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3¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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23¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
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10¶ He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
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17¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
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12¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
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32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
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12¶ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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3¶ A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
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9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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7¶ Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.