Proverbs 26:7

Bible in Basic English 1965

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Cross References

Psalm 64:8

The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.

Proverbs 17:7

Fair words are not to be looked for from a foolish man, much less are false lips in a ruler.

Proverbs 26:6

He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.

Proverbs 26:8

Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Luke 4:23

And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.