World English Bible
Proverbs 26:9
“Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 26
7
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9
Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11
As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.