Proverbs 26:7
Too feebly hang down the thighs on a lame man: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
In Context
8As is the one that bindeth a stone fast in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8(64:9) And their own tongues will stumble over themselves: all that look on them will shake their head.
Proverbs 26:9[As] a thorn that is come 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 →