Proverbs 26:7
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
In Context
8Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.
Proverbs 26:9Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Luke 4:23Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
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 →