Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

Proverbs 26:9

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

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
World English Bible

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