Proverbs 26:9
9 To ask a moron to quote a proverb is like putting a scalpel in the hands of a drunk.
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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.