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Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:7 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 26:7 in other translations
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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In context
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
8 As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 [As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.
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