Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2336 [e] ח֭וֹחַ ḥō-w-aḥ [Like] a thorn N-ms 5927 [e] עָלָ֣ה ‘ā-lāh [that] goes V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3027 [e] בְיַד־ ḇə-yaḏ- into the hand Prep-b | N-fsc 7910 [e] שִׁכּ֑וֹר šik-kō-wr; of a drunkard Adj-ms 4912 [e] וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל ū-mā-šāl, and [Is] a proverb Conj-w | N-ms 6310 [e] בְּפִ֣י bə-p̄î in the mouth Prep-b | N-msc 3684 [e] כְסִילִֽים׃ ḵə-sî-lîm. of fools N-mp

New American Standard Bible
Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard. Proverbs 26:9 • Proverbs 26:9 NIV • Proverbs 26:9 NLT • Proverbs 26:9 ESV • Proverbs 26:9 NASB • Proverbs 26:9 KJV • Proverbs 26:9 Bible Apps • Proverbs 26:9 Biblia Paralela • Proverbs 26:9 Chinese Bible • Proverbs 26:9 French Bible • Proverbs 26:9 German Bible • Bible Hub