Proverbs 26:10
World English Bible (WEB)
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
In context
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:10 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
- KJV King James Version
- The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
- ASV American Standard Version
- As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Great [is] the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.
- DBY Darby Translation
- A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.