Proverbs 26:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁷ A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ The legs of the lame are not equal: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ Like the legs of a lame man which hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of a fool.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Common English Bible

⁷ As legs dangle from a disabled person, so does a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ 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.

Proverbs 26:7 Cross References

Proverbs 17:7

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips; how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Proverbs 26:6

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

Proverbs 26:8

Giving honour to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.

Proverbs 26:9

A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by   the hand of a drunkard.

Luke 4:23

Then he said to them, ‘No doubt you will quote this proverb   to me: “Doctor, heal yourself. What we’ve heard that took place in Capernaum,   do here in your home town also.” ’