Proverbs 26:7

As well take away the motion of the legs, 1 As transgression from the mouth of fools. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 sends a message by a foolish messenger 1 Procures for himself a reproach from his own ways. 1

8He that binds up a stone in a sling, 1 Is like one that gives glory to a fool. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 64:8Who troublest the depth of the sea, 1 The sounds of its waves. 1

Proverbs 26:9Thorns grow in the hand of a drunkard, 1 And servitude in the hand of fools. 1

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 →

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