Proverbs 26:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”
Proverbs 26:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 26:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 26:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 26:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”
Proverbs 26:7 — World English Bible
Proverbs 26:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.”
Proverbs 26:7 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.”
Proverbs 26:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 26:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.”
Proverbs 26:7 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 26:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As they that lift vp the legs of the lame, so is a parable in a fooles mouth.”
Proverbs 26:7 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 26:7 in Context — Proverbs 26
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
What Does Proverbs 26:7 Mean?
Proverbs 26:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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