Proverbs 26:7 - 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. More versionsKing 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. English Standard Version 2016 Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools. |