Proverbs 26:7
The legs of a lame man hang loose. So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
In Context
6He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks injury.
8As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them. All who see them shall wag the head.
Proverbs 26:9[As] a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Luke 4:23And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:7-10
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. To recommend wisdom to us, and to quicken us to the diligent use of all the means for the getting of wisdom, Solomon here shows that fools are fit for nothing; they are either… Read the whole commentary →