Matthew Henry · Verses 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.
Proverbs 26:7
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
BSB
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
KJV
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
ASV
The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
BBE
The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
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