Proverbs 26:7
Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
In context
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. 6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison. 7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. 10 Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 26:7 in the KJV
The legs of the lame are not equal: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 26:7 in the ESV
Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools.