Proverbs 26:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”

Proverbs 26:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”

Proverbs 26:9 — World English Bible

Proverbs 26:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.”

Proverbs 26:9 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.”

Proverbs 26:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.”

Proverbs 26:9 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.”

Proverbs 26:9 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:9 in Context — Proverbs 26

7 Comme les jambes du boiteux sont faibles, Ainsi est une sentence dans la bouche des insensés.

8 C’est attacher une pierre à la fronde, Que d’accorder des honneurs à un insensé.

9 Comme une épine qui se dresse dans la main d’un homme ivre, Ainsi est une sentence dans la bouche des insensés.

10 Comme un archer qui blesse tout le monde, Ainsi est celui qui prend à gage les insensés et les premiers venus.

11 Comme un chien qui retourne à ce qu’il a vomi, Ainsi est un insensé qui revient à sa folie.

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What Does Proverbs 26:9 Mean?

Proverbs 26:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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