Verse 7

Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall: euen so is a parable in a fooles mouth.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:9 : 9 As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde: so is a parable in a fooles mouth.
  • Matt 7:4-5 : 4 Or, howe sayest thou to thy brother: suffer me, I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye: and beholde, a beame is in thyne owne eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first caste out the beame out of thine owne eye: and then shalt thou see clearely, to plucke out the mote out of thy brothers eye.
  • Luke 4:23 : 23 And he saide vnto them: Ye wyll vtterly say vnto me this prouerbe, phisition heale thy selfe: Whatsoeuer we haue heard done in Capernau, do ye same here lykewyse in thine owne countrey.
  • Ps 50:16-21 : 16 But the Lorde sayd vnto the vngodly: why doest thou preache my lawes, and takest my couenaunt in thy mouth? 17 Seyng that thou hatest discipline: and hast cast my wordes behynde thee. 18 When thou sawest a thiefe, thou dydst consent vnto hym: and thou hast ben partaker with the adulterers. 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speake wickednesse: and with thy tongue thou hast set foorth deceipt. 20 Thou sattest and spakedst agaynst thy brother: yea and hast slaundered thine owne mothers sonne. 21 These thynges hast thou done and I helde my tongue, thou thoughtest that I am euen such a one as thou thy selfe art: but I wyll reproue thee, and I wyll set foorth in order before thine eyes all that thou hast done.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Yea they shall cause their owne tongues to be a meanes for to destroy the selues: insomuch that who so seeth them, shal desire to flee away from them
  • Prov 17:7 : 7 Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole, much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince.