Proverbs 26:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מְקַצֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַיִם חָמָ֣ס שֹׁתֶ֑ה שֹׁלֵ֖חַ דְּבָרִ֣ים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃

Transliteration

Meqatzeh raglayim ḥamas shoteh sholeaḥ devarim by-hand-of-kesil.

Grammar Details

*meqatzeh*: verb, Piel participle, masculine singular - cutting off
*raglayim*: noun, feminine, dual - feet
*ḥamas*: noun, masculine, singular - violence
*shoteh*: verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - drinking
*sholeaḥ*: verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - sending
*devarim*: noun, masculine, plural - words/matters
*be*: preposition - by/in
*yad*: noun, feminine, singular construct - hand of
*kesil*: noun, masculine, singular - fool

Word Meanings

*meqatzeh*: cutting off/severing
*raglayim*: feet/legs
*ḥamas*: violence/wrong/injury
*shoteh*: drinking/imbibing
*sholeaḥ*: sending/dispatching
*devarim*: words/matters/things/messages
*yad*: hand/power/agency
*kesil*: fool/stupid person

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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.

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