Proverbs 26:7

Good News Translation

A fool can use a proverb about as well as crippled people can use their legs.

Cross References

Psalm 64:8

He will destroy them because of those words; all who see them will shake their heads.

Proverbs 17:7

Respected people do not tell lies, and fools have nothing worthwhile to say.

Proverbs 26:6

If you let a fool deliver a message, you might as well cut off your own feet; you are asking for trouble.

Proverbs 26:8

Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.

Proverbs 26:9

A fool quoting a wise saying reminds you of a drunk trying to pick a thorn out of his hand.

Luke 4:23

He said to them, “I am sure that you will quote this proverb to me, ‘Doctor, heal yourself.’ You will also tell me to do here in my hometown the same things you heard were done in Capernaum.