Proverbs 26:7

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The legs of a lame person hang limp; so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Cross References

Psalm 64:8

Because of their tongue he will bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake with horror.

Proverbs 17:7

Excess speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a ruler.

Proverbs 26:6

It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence, to send a message by a fool.

Proverbs 26:8

It is like binding a stone in a sling to give honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Luke 4:23

He said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘Doctor, cure yourself!’ And you will say, ‘Do here also in your hometown the things that we have heard you did at Capernaum.’ ”