Proverbs 26:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Prov 26:9 : 9 [ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Matt 7:4-5 : 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Luke 4:23 : 23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.
Ps 50:16-21 : 16 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee? 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst with him, And hast been partaker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, And thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; Thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself: [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.
Ps 64:8 : 8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.
Prov 17:7 : 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 26:3-6
4 verses
84%
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.
Prov 26:8-12
5 verses
79%
8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
9[ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.
11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.
12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Prov 19:1-3
3 verses
74%
1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Prov 23:9
74%
9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Prov 18:6-7
2 verses
73%
6A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.
7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
Prov 15:2
73%
2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.
Prov 14:3
72%
3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Eccl 10:3
72%
3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
Prov 17:16
72%
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Prov 24:7
71%
7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Eccl 10:12-15
4 verses
71%
12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
14A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?
15The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Prov 14:7-8
2 verses
71%
7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Prov 17:7
71%
7Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.
Prov 29:20
71%
20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Prov 13:16
70%
16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.
Prov 12:23
70%
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Prov 12:15
70%
15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
Job 12:5
70%
5In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.
Prov 14:24
70%
24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
Prov 15:7
70%
7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
Ps 107:17
70%
17Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
Prov 17:24
70%
24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Prov 15:14
70%
14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
Prov 27:3
70%
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Eccl 7:6
70%
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Prov 15:21
70%
21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.
Prov 26:1
69%
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
Prov 10:26
69%
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Prov 25:19
69%
19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is [like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Prov 13:20
69%
20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Prov 27:22
69%
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Prov 10:14
69%
14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Prov 19:10
69%
10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Prov 10:18
69%
18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.
Prov 17:21
69%
21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.