Proverbs 26:7 - The Scriptures 2009

⁷ 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

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

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.’ ”