7 The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:7

Commentary on Proverbs 26:6-9

(Read Proverbs 26:6-9)

Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.