Proverbs 26:7
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
In context
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Proverbs 26:7 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- KJV King James Version
- The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- WEB World English Bible
- Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.