Proverbs 26:9 meaning and explanation
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Proverbs 26:9, Berean Standard Bible
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This is one of several similes in Proverbs 26 describing what happens when wisdom meets folly. The speaker is a teacher of wisdom, observing that a proverb in a fool's mouth is like a thorn branch in a drunkard's hand: the drunkard cannot feel or control it, and it wounds him and those near him.
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