Proverbs 26:6-8

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁶ He who sends a message by the hand of a ^[a]fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage.^(A)

⁷ Like the legs of a lame man which hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.

⁸ Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.