King James Version
Proverbs 26:6 in the King James Version says “He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence”
Proverbs 26:6 · KJV
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. conceit: Heb. eyes
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. are: Heb. are lifted up
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. bindeth: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“a message”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“by the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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