Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He drank violence, cutting off the feet, sending words by the hand of the foolish one.
New American Standard Bible
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
King James Version
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Holman Bible
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
International Standard Version
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
A Conservative Version
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks injury.
American Standard Version
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
Amplified
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence].
Bible in Basic English
He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
Darby Translation
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
King James 2000
He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks violence.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[Like] cutting off feet [or] drinking violence, so [is] he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
Modern King James verseion
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks down damage.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He is lame of his feet, yea drunken is he in vanity, that committeth any message to a fool.
NET Bible
Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
New Heart English Bible
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
The Emphasized Bible
One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
Webster
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
World English Bible
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
Youngs Literal Translation
He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
Interlinear
Shalach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
5 Answer the foolish according to his folly lest he shall be wise in his own eyes. 6 He drank violence, cutting off the feet, sending words by the hand of the foolish one. 7 The legs of the lame were weak, and a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful one to those sending him.
Numbers 13:31
And the men who went with him said, We shall not be able to go up against the people, for they are strong above us.
Proverbs 13:17
The unjust messenger shall fall into evil: and a messenger of faithfulness is healing.
Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest a faithful messenger to those sending him: he shall restore the soul of his lord.