Proverbs 26:9

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Bible in Basic English ☆

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.

Darby Translation ☆

[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

As if a thorn should grow in the hand of a drunkard: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.

Noyes Bible ☆

As a thorn lifted up by the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

[As] a thorn that is come into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

King James Version ☆

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Webster Bible ☆

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Revised Version ☆

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, And servitude in the hand of fools.

World English Bible ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible Classic ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World English Bible Updated ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World Messianic Bible ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

As a thornbush goeth up into the yad of a shikkor, so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

شَوْكٌ مُرْتَفِعٌ بِيَدِ سَكْرَانٍ، مِثْلُ ٱلْمَثَلِ فِي فَمِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

ဆူးသည် ယစ်မူးသောသူ၏လက်ကို စူးသကဲ့သို့၊ သတ္တံစကားသည် မိုက်သောသူ၏ နှုတ်၌ရှိ၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

ဆူး သည် ယစ်မူး သောသူ၏လက် ကို စူး သကဲ့သို့ ၊ သတ္တံ စကားသည် မိုက် သောသူ၏ နှုတ် ၌ ရှိ၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Kamthu pakha pong ih palunghahaih lok loe soekhring mah thun ih mu paqui ban baktiah ni oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Hlang ang ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw yurhui kut dongah aka pha mutlo hling bangla om.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Hlang ang ka kah thuidoeknah he khaw yurhui kut dongah aka pha mutlo hling bangla om.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

箴言在愚昧人的口中， 好像荆棘刺入醉汉的手。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

箴言在愚昧人的口中， 好像荊棘刺入醉漢的手。

World Chinese Bible ☆

荆棘刺入醉汉的手， 箴言在愚昧人口中也是如此。

Croatian Bible ☆

Trnovita grana u ruci pijanice: mudra izreka u ustima bezumnika.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Trn, kterýž se dostává do rukou opilého, jest přísloví v ústech bláznů.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Som en Tornekæp, der falder den drukne i Hænde, er Ordsprog i Tåbers Mund.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Gelijk een doorn gaat in de hand eens dronkaards, alzo is een spreuk in den mond der zotten.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Als een doornstok in de hand van een dronkaard, Is een spreuk in de mond van dwazen.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiel dorna kano en la mano de ebriulo, Tiel estas sentenco en la buŝo de malsaĝuloj.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Une épine qui entre dans la main d’un homme ivre, tel est un proverbe dans la bouche des sots.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Un discours sentencieux dans la bouche d'un insensé, est comme une épine dans la main d'un homme ivre.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Comme une épine qui se dresse dans la main d’un homme ivre, Ainsi est une sentence dans la bouche des insensés.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Comme une épine qui s'enfonce dans la main d'un homme ivre, ainsi est un proverbe dans la bouche des insensés.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Ein Dorn, der in die Hand eines Trunkenen gerät: so ein Spruch im Munde der Toren.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Ein Spruch in eines Narren Mund ist wie ein Dornzweig, der in eines Trunkenen Hand sticht.

German Textbibel ☆

Wie ein Dornzweig in des Trunkenen Hand emporschnellt, so ist ein Weisheitsspruch im Munde von Thoren.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Ein Dorn geriet in die Hand eines Trunkenen und ein Spruch in den Mund der Toren!

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου, δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ἄκανθαι φύονται ἐν χειρὶ μεθύσου, δουλεία δὲ ἐν χειρὶ τῶν ἀφρόνων.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Yon moun san konprann k'ap bay yon pwovèb, se tankou yon moun sou k'ap chache wete yon pikan nan dwèt li.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

O ka mea oioi e o ana i ka lima o ka mea ona, Oia ka olelonane ma ka waha o ka poe lapuwale.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

חֹ֭וחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד־שִׁכֹּ֑ור וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

חוח עלה ביד שכור ומשל בפי כסילים׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

La sentenza nella bocca degli stolti È come una spina, che sia caduta in mano ad un ebbro.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Una massima in bocca agli stolti è come un ramo spinoso in mano a un ubriaco.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

酔った者の手にいばらが刺さるように、 愚かな者の口にある箴言も同じ。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

미련한 자의 입의 잠언은 술 취한 자의 손에 든 가시나무 같으니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Sie mwet lalfon su srike in fahk sie soakas, ac oana ke sie mwet sruhi el srike fwacla otoh se ma fakisya inpaol.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Quomodo si spina nascatur in manu temulenti, sic parabola in ore stultorum.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

مثلی که از دهان احمق برآید، مثل خاری است که در دست شخص مست رفته باشد.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Como um espinheiro que entra na mão de um bêbado, assim é o provérbio na boca dos tolos.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Como espinho na mão do bêbado, assim é o provérbio na boca dos tolos.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Precum un spin străpunge mâna bețivului, așa este o parabolă în gura proștilor.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ка ун спин каре вине ын мына унуй ом бят, аша есте о ворбэ ынцеляптэ ын гура небунилор.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Что колючий терн в руке пьяного, то притча в устах глупцов.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Kao trn kad dođe u ruku pijanome, takva je beseda u ustima bezumnih.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Као трн кад дође у руку пијаноме, таква је беседа у устима безумних.

Mashi Bible ☆

Omugani omu kanwa k’ecingolo-ngolo, ihaji lya kashûgi-shûgi omu nfune z’omulalwe.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Espinas hincadas en mano del embriagado, tal es el proverbio en la boca de los necios.

Spanish BLL ☆

Como una rama espinosa en manos de un borracho, así es un proverbio en la boca de los necios.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Como espina que se hinca en la mano del borracho, tal es el proverbio en la boca de los necios.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Como un aguijón que sube a la mano de un hombre vencido por la bebida, así es una palabra sabia en la boca de un hombre necio.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Como espina que cae en la mano de un borracho, Así es el proverbio en boca de los necios.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOku hangē ko e tau ʻae talaʻi ʻakau ʻi he nima ʻoe tangata konā, ʻoku pehē pe ʻae lea fakatātā ʻi he ngutu ʻoe kakai vale.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Що в пяного в руцї колючая тернина, — те приповість ув устах дурного.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Що в пяного в руцї колючая тернина, — те приповість ув устах дурного.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Câu châm ngôn ở nơi miệng kẻ ngu muội, Khác nào một cái gai đâm vào tay người say rượu.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

ח֭וֹחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹר וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃