Proverbs 26:7
The legs of a lame man hang loose; So is it with a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Noyes 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
6He cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage, Who sendeth a message by the hand of a fool.
8As he who bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8Thus their own tongues shall bring them down; All who see them will flee away.
Proverbs 26:9As a thorn lifted up by the hand of a drunkard, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Luke 4:23And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb, “Physician, heal thyself;” whatever things we have heard of as having been done in Capernaum, do here too in thy own country.
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 →