9 Like 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 thorn ח֭וֹחַ H2336 Noun - masculine singular [that] goes עָלָ֣ה H5927 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular into the hand בְיַד־ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of a drunkard שִׁכּ֑וֹר H7910 Adjective - masculine singular is a proverb וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל H4912 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular in the mouth בְּפִ֣י H6310 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct of a fool כְסִילִֽים׃ H3684 Noun - masculine plural