King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 26:6
“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 26
4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
8
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.