Proverbs 26:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.”
Proverbs 26:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.”
Proverbs 26:6 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. ”
Proverbs 26:6 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.”
Proverbs 26:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage. ”
Proverbs 26:6 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, is as he that cutteth off the feete, and drinketh iniquitie.”
Proverbs 26:6 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:6 in Context — Proverbs 26
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
What Does Proverbs 26:6 Mean?
Proverbs 26:6 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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