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Proverbs 26:7

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 · New Heart English Bible

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Proverbs 26:7 in other translations

KJV King James Version

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

WEB World English Bible

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 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

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