Proverbs 26:9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
KJV
Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.
Vulgate
ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου, δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων.
LXX
Asa thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
ASV
ח֭וֹחַ עָלָ֣ה בְ/יַד שִׁכּ֑וֹר וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗ל בְּ/פִ֣י כְסִילִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
ח֜וֹחַ
chvch
noun · 10×
י
y
noun · 496×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
כְּסִ֑יל
ksyl
noun · 69×
שִׁכּ֔וֹר
shkvr
adjective · 13×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Prov 23:35 — They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
- Prov 26:7 — The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.