Proverbs 26:7
Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall: euen so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
In Context
8He that setteth a foole in hye dignitie, that is euen as if a man would bynde a stone in a sling.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:9As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
Luke 4:23And he saide vnto them: Ye wyll vtterly say vnto me this prouerbe, phisition heale thy selfe: Whatsoeuer we haue heard done in Capernau, do ye same here lykewyse in thine owne countrey.
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 →