Proverbs 26:7

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Cross References

Psalm 64:8

So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.

Proverbs 17:7

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: Much less do lying lips a prince.

Proverbs 26:6

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

Proverbs 26:8

As a bag of gems in a heap of stones, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the month of fools

Luke 4:23

And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.