Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Darby Translation
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 that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.
8As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.
Proverbs 26:9[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Luke 4:23And he said to them, Ye will surely say to me this parable, Physician, heal thyself; whatsoever we have heard has taken place in Capernaum do here also in thine own country.
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 →