7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Other Translations of Proverbs 26:7

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

7 Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

The Message

7 A proverb quoted by fools is limp as a wet noodle.

New King James Version

7 Like the legs of the lame that hang limp Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

New Living Translation

7 A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

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.