KJV
ASV
6. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

ESV
6. Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

ERVEN
6. Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are only asking for trouble.

NLT
6. Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!

WEB
6. One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

NET
6. Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

NLV
6. He who sends a letter by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and brings trouble upon himself.

HCSB
6. The one who sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

YLT
6. He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

LITV
6. He that sends a message by a fool's hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

RV
6. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off {cf15i his own} feet, {cf15i and} drinketh in damage.

NCV
6. Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

MKJV
6. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks down damage.

AKJV
6. He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.

LXXEN
6. He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.



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

AMP
6. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet [of satisfactory delivery] and drinks the damage. [Prov. 13:17.]

KJVP
6. He that sendeth H7971 a message H1697 NMP by the hand H3027 B-CFS of a fool H3684 cutteth off H7096 the feet H7272 , [ and ] drinketh H8354 VQPMS damage H2555 AMS .

YLT
6. He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

ASV
6. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

WEB
6. One who sends a message by the hand of a fool Is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

NASB
6. He cuts off his feet, he drinks down violence, who sends messages by a fool.

ESV
6. Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

RV
6. He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off {cf15i his own} feet, {cf15i and} drinketh in damage.

RSV
6. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

NKJV
6. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off [his own] feet [and] drinks violence.

MKJV
6. He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet and drinks down damage.

AKJV
6. He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.

NRSV
6. It is like cutting off one's foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool.

NIV
6. Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

NIRV
6. Sending a message in the hand of a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking something harmful.

NLT
6. Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one's feet or drinking poison!

MSG
6. You're only asking for trouble when you send a message by a fool.

GNB
6. If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.

NET
6. Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

ERVEN
6. Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are only asking for trouble.