Proverbs 26:7 - Tree of Life Version

⁷ Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 64:8

But God will shoot them with an arrow— suddenly their wounds will appear.

Proverbs 17:7

Arrogant lips are not fitting for a fool, much less lying lips for a ruler.

Proverbs 26:6

Like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence is sending a message by a fool’s hand.

Proverbs 26:8

Like tying a stone into a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn bush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.

Luke 4:23

But He said to them, “Doubtless you will say to Me this proverb, ‘Doctor, heal yourself!’ and ‘What we have heard was done at Capernaum, do as much here also in your hometown.’”