Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:10
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Berean Standard Bible
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
King James Version
The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
World English Bible
As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
American Standard Version
[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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