9Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 26:9
Fools, Sluggards, Quarrels, Gossip, Deceitful Speech, and the Ruin of Unrestrained Folly
The chapter moves from an extended warning about fools, to the self-deception of sluggards, to the danger of meddling and harmful joking, to gossip as conflict fuel, and finally to the concealed malice of lying and flattering speech.
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Verse 9
Original words
[Like] a thornח֭וֹחַH2336Noun - masculine singular[that] goesעָלָ֣הH5927Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularinto the handבְיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof a drunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרH7910Adjective - masculine singularis a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לH4912Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularin the mouthבְּפִ֣יH6310Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof a foolכְסִילִֽים׃H3684Noun - masculine plural