Proverbs 26:10 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 26:10 MSG (The Message)
Hire a fool or a drunk and you shoot yourself in the foot.
Proverbs 26:10 KJV (King James Version)
The great God that formed all things Both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Proverbs 26:10 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Like an archer who wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
Proverbs 26:10 NCV (New Century Version)
Hiring a foolish person or anyone just passing by is like an archer shooting at just anything.
Proverbs 26:10 ASV (American Standard Version)
As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
Proverbs 26:10 NIV (New International Version)
Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
Proverbs 26:10 NKJV (New King James Version)
The great God who formed everything Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.
Proverbs 26:10 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Like a [careless] archer who [shoots arrows wildly and] wounds everyone, So is he who hires a fool or those who [by chance just] pass by.
Proverbs 26:10 NLT (New Living Translation)
An employer who hires a fool or a bystander is like an archer who shoots at random.
Proverbs 26:10 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Like a reckless archer shooting arrows at random is the impatient employer who hires just any fool who comes along— someone’s going to get hurt!
Proverbs 26:10 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Like an archer who wounds everyone is one who hires a passing fool or drunkard.