Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Revised Version 1895
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 sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
8As a bag of gems in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Cross References
Psalms 64:8So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: all that see them shall wag the head.
Proverbs 26:9As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the month of fools.
Luke 4:23And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine 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 →