Proverbs 26:7
דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
In Context
6מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד ־ כְּסִֽיל ׃
8כִּצְרוֹר אֶבֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָה כֵּן ־ נוֹתֵן לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד ׃
Cross References
Psalms 64:8וַיֹּרֵם אֱלֹהִים חֵץ פִּתְאוֹם הָיוּ מַכּוֹתָֽם ׃
Proverbs 26:9חוֹחַ עָלָה בְיַד ־ שִׁכּוֹר וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים ׃
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 →