Proverbs 26:9

Proverbs 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
• New International Version (NIV)Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Context of Proverbs 26:9

7Like the legs which are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who cannot learn from its wisdom]. 8Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw], So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool. Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man, So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who remains unaffected by its wisdom]. 10Like a [careless] archer who [shoots arrows wildly and] wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or those who [by chance just] pass by. 11Like a dog that returns to his vomit Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.

Proverbs 26:9 word by word

ח֭וֹחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹר וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a thornחוֹחַchôach · thistleH2336
• goeth upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• into the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of a drunkardשִׁכֹּרshikkôr shikkôr · drunkenH7910
• a parableמָשָׁלmâshâl · proverbH4912
• in the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of foolsכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684

Commentaries on Proverbs 26:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Better: “As a thorn which is lifted up in the hand of the drunkard” etc. As such a weapon so used may do mischief to the man himself or to others, so may the sharp, keen-edged proverb when used by one who does not understand it.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9A fool using a proverb incorrectly might cause harm. See Proverbs 26:7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. As vexatious and unmanageable as a thorn in a drunkard's hand is a parable to a fool. He will be as apt to misuse is as to use it rightly.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 26:9

• Fool
• Speaking

In the dictionaries

• Causeless
• Conceit
• Kindle
• Render
• Seemly
• Sport
• Talebearer
• Thistle
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• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings