New Living Translation
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.

American Standard Version
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Berean Study Bible
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Douay-Rheims Bible
As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

English Revised Version
As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.

King James Bible
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible
Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Young's Literal Translation
A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

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