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
Read Proverbs 26:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 [Assim] como não funcionam as pernas do aleijado, assim também é o provérbio na boca dos tolos.
8 Dar honra ao tolo é como amarrar uma pedra numa funda.
9 Como espinho na mão do bêbado, assim é o provérbio na boca dos tolos.
10 [Como] um flecheiro que atira para todo lado, [assim] é aquele que contrata um tolo [ou] que contrata alguém que vai passando.
11 Como um cão que volta a seu vômito, [assim] é o tolo que repete sua loucura.
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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