Isaiah 56:12 56:12 Jeremiah 5:3 5:3 Proverbs 26:11 26:11 Proverbs 27:22 27:22 Proverbs 23:35 Proverbs 26:9
Proverbs 26:9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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This chapter in the commentary 1 Nephi 14 — The Two Churches Only, Saints Armed with Righteousness, and the Apostle John's Embargo 2 Nephi 20 — Isaiah 10 — The Assyrian as the Lord's Rod, the Remnant Returns, the Cedars Cut Down 3 Nephi 7 — The Dog to His Vomit — A Nation Shattered into Tribes and a Prophet in the Ruins 3 Nephi 11 — Behold, I Am Jesus Christ — The Descent of the Lord Alma 47 — Brought Down by Degrees — Amalickiah's Climb to a Stolen Throne Alma 55 — A City Taken Without a Death — The Wine, the Silence, and the Mercy at Gid Ether 9 — He Even Saw the Son of Righteousness — The Combination Devours Itself, and the Long Reigns of the Righteous Kings Helaman 2 — Expert in Many Words — Gadianton Rises and a Servant Saves the Seat Jacob 7 — Sherem the Anti-Christ — Jacob's Final Confrontation, the Sign Demanded, and the Wandering People Mosiah 19 — Noah Burned With Fire — Abinadi's Prophecy Fulfilled, the Colony's Tribute Begins, and the Priests Vanish into the Wilderness 2 Kings 18 — Nehushtan — the King Who Broke a Holy Relic, the Kingdom That Fell Next Door, and the Voice at the Wall Asking, On Whom Dost Thou Trust? Esther 5 — The Extended Sceptre — Esther Approaches the Throne, the Wisdom of the Second Banquet, and the Gallows Pride Builds for Itself Esther 7 — The Pit He Dug Himself — Esther Names Her People, the Enemy Is Unmasked, and the Fifty-Cubit Gallows Finds Its Owner Psalms 22 — The Psalm from the Cross — Forsaken, Pierced, and the Praise That Reaches the Ends of the World Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge via openbible.info (CC BY) and from this project’s own chapter essays. Read Proverbs 26:9 in context .