Proverbs 26:7 - The Scriptures 2009

The legs of the lame hang limp So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Like the legs of a lame man which hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.

American Standard Version (1901)

The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Common English Bible

As legs dangle from a disabled person, so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

As a lame man hath fair legs in vain: so a parable is unseemly in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 Cross References

Psalm 64:8

And they cause one to stumble, Their own tongue is against them; All who see them flee away.

Proverbs 17:7

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less lying lips for a noble.

Proverbs 26:6

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool Cuts off feet, drinks damage.

Proverbs 26:8

Like one binding a stone in a sling, So is he who gives esteem to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

A thorn goes into the hand of a drunkard So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Luke 4:23

And He said to them, “No doubt, you shall say this proverb to Me, ‘Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard being done in Kephar Naḥum, do also here in Your country.’ ”