Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:6
“Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.”
In context
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
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