Proverbs 26:7-9

New Living Translation

⁷A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

⁸Honoring a fool
is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.

⁹A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.

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