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href="/niv/proverbs/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/26.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Chops off <i>his own</i> feet <i>and</i> drinks violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He cuts off <i>his own</i> feet, <i>and</i> drinks violence Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off <i>his own</i> feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sending a message by a fool is like chopping off your foot just to spite yourself. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever uses a fool to send a message cuts off his own feet and brings violence upon himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, <i>and</i> drinketh damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off <i>his own</i> feet <i>and</i> drinks violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/26.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/26.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/26.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet <i>and</i> drinks down damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/26.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/26.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a foole, is as he that cutteth off the feete, and drinketh iniquitie.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/26.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br /><FI>As he that<Fi> cutteth of <FI>his messengers<Fi> feete endamageth himselfe: so doth he that committeth a message to a foole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/26.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />He is lame of his fete, yee droncken is he in vanite, that comitteth eny thinge to a foole.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, "" Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He drank violence, cutting off the feet, sending words by the hand of the foolish one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He that sends a message by the hand of a fool is asking for trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who sends a message by the hand of a fool drinks iniquity from under his own feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint 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A primitive root; to cut off; to destroy; to scrape off.">Like cutting off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·la·yim (N-fd) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">one’s own feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: šō·ṯeh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">or drinking</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555: ḥā·mās (N-ms) -- Violence, wrong. From chamac; violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. Unjust gain.">violence</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šō·lê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">is the sending</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·rîm (N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">of a message</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">by the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: kə·sîl (N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">of a fool.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7096.htm" title="7096. qatsah (kaw-tsaw') -- to cut off">He is cutting off</a><a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272. regel (reh'-gel) -- foot"> feet</a><a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354. shathah (shaw-thaw') -- to drink">, he is drinking</a><a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555. chamac (khaw-mawce') -- violence, wrong"> injury</a><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971. shalach (shaw-lakh') -- to send">, Who is sending</a><a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word"> things</a><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand"> by the hand</a><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool"> of a fool.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqPmsa 7971">The one who sends</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpa 1697"> a message</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> by</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> a fool’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7096.htm" title="קצה vpPmsa 7096">cuts off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="רֶגֶל ncfda 7272"> his own feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="שׁתה vqPmsa 8354"> and drinks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="חָמָס ncmsa 2555"> violence</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7096.htm" title="7096. qatsah (kaw-tsaw') -- to cut off">He cuts</a> <a href="/hebrew/7096.htm" title="7096. qatsah (kaw-tsaw') -- to cut off">off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272. regel (reh'-gel) -- foot">[his own] feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354. shathah (shaw-thaw') -- to drink">[and] drinks</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555. chamac (khaw-mawce') -- violence, wrong">violence</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971. shalach (shaw-lakh') -- to send">Who sends</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">a message</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">by the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">of a fool.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971. shalach (shaw-lakh') -- to send">He that sendeth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697. dabar (daw-baw') -- speech, word">a message</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">by the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">of a fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/7096.htm" title="7096. qatsah (kaw-tsaw') -- to cut off">cutteth off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272. regel (reh'-gel) -- foot">the feet,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354. shathah (shaw-thaw') -- to drink">[and] drinketh</a> <a href="/hebrew/2555.htm" title="2555. chamac (khaw-mawce') -- violence, wrong">damage.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/26-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 26:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 26:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/26-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 26:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 26:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>