Proverbs 26:6

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Proverbs 26:6 · King James Version

In other versions

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off `his own' feet, `and' drinketh in damage.
ASV
He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
BBE
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.
DBY
One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
WEB
He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.
YLT
He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.
ENG
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
WBT
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
BSB

⁴Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

⁵Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

⁶He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

⁷The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

⁸As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.