Proverbs 26:7
The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8(64-9) So they make their own tongue a stumbling unto themselves; all that see them shake the head.
Proverbs 26:9As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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 →