Proverbs 26:7
A lame man cannot use his legs, and similarly [SIM] it is useless for a foolish person to speak [MTY] ◄proverbs/wise sayings►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 64:8Because of what they say [MTY], he will get rid of them, and then everyone who sees what has happened to them will shake their heads to ridicule them.
Proverbs 26:9If a drunk person waves some thorns/brambles with his hand, he is not able to accomplish anything useful by doing that (OR, he does not feel it when a thorn sticks in his hand); similarly, if foolish people speak [MTY] proverbs, they do not help anyone who hears them.
Luke 4:23He said to them, “Surely some of you will quote to me the proverb that says, ‘Doctor, heal yourself!’ What you will mean is, ‘People told us that you did miracles in Capernaum town, but we(exc) do not know if those reports are true. So do miracles here in your own hometown, too!’”
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 →