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Proverbs 26:10
Proverbs 26:10 is verse 10 of Proverbs chapter 26, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
Read in context
Proverbs 26:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible
8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that falls 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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Romans 2:6God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”