9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
9 To ask a moron to quote a proverb is like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk.
9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
9 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:9
Commentary on Proverbs 26:6-9
(Read Proverbs 26:6-9)
Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.