6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
6 You're only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
6 Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:6
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.