Strong's Lexicon Like cutting off מְקַצֶּ֣ה (mə·qaṣ·ṣeh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7096: 1) to cut off 1a) (Qal) to cut off 1b) (Piel) to cut off 1c) (Hiphil) to scrape, scrape off one’s own feet רַ֭גְלַיִם (raḡ·la·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 7272: 1) foot 1a) foot, leg 1b) of God (anthropomorphic) 1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table 1d) according to the pace of (with prep) 1e) three times (feet, paces) or drinking שֹׁתֶ֑ה (šō·ṯeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8354: 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk violence חָמָ֣ס (ḥā·mās) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2555: 1) violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice is the sending שֹׁלֵ֖חַ (šō·lê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: 1) to send, send away, let go, stretch out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to send 1a2) to stretch out, extend, direct 1a3) to send away 1a4) to let loose 1b) (Niphal) to be sent 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out 1c2) to let go, set free 1c3) to shoot forth (of branches) 1c4) to let down 1c5) to shoot 1d) (Pual) to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, be impelled 1e) (Hiphil) to send of a message דְּבָרִ֣ים (də·ḇā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) by the hand בְּיַד־ (bə·yaḏ-) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists of a fool. כְּסִֽיל׃ (kə·sîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3684: 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLike cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. Young's Literal Translation He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. New American Standard Bible He cuts off [his own] feet [and] drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. King James Bible He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage. Parallel Verses New International Version Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison. New Living Translation Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison! English Standard Version Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. New American Standard Bible He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool. King James Bible He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. International Standard Version Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. NET Bible Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool. American Standard Version He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. English Revised Version He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage. Young's Literal Translation He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool. Cross References Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. Proverbs 26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; Proverbs 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Proverbs 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. Proverbs 26:8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. Proverbs 26:9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Jump to Previous Cuts Cutteth Cutting Damage Drinketh Drinking Drinks Feet Fool Foolish Hand Injury Message News One's Sending Sends ViolenceJump to Next Cuts Cutteth Cutting Damage Drinketh Drinking Drinks Feet Fool Foolish Hand Injury Message News One's Sending Sends ViolenceLinks Proverbs 26:6 NIVProverbs 26:6 NLT Proverbs 26:6 ESV Proverbs 26:6 NASB Proverbs 26:6 KJV Proverbs 26:6 Bible Apps Proverbs 26:6 Parallel Proverbs 26:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 26:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 26:6 French Bible Proverbs 26:6 German Bible Proverbs 26:6 Commentaries Bible Hub |