Proverbs 26:7

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Like the legs of a lame person that hang limp, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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  • Prov 26:9 : 9 Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
  • Matt 7:4-5 : 4 Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye,' while there is a beam in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
  • Luke 4:23 : 23 Jesus said to them, 'Surely you will quote this proverb to me: “Physician, heal yourself!” and say, “Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.”'
  • Ps 50:16-21 : 16 But to the wicked God says: 'What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? 17 For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. 18 When you see a thief, you join him, and you associate with adulterers. 19 You let your mouth speak evil, and your tongue devises deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son. 21 These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought I was like you. But I will rebuke you and lay the case before your eyes.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 But God will shoot them with an arrow; suddenly, they will be struck down.
  • Prov 17:7 : 7 Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:3-6
    4 verses
    84%

    3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

    6Whoever sends a message by the hands of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

  • Prov 26:8-12
    5 verses
    79%

    8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 19:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 23:9
    74%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 10:3
    72%

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 24:7
    71%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    71%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Job 12:5
    70%

    5"Those who are at ease hold contempt for misfortune, as if it were prepared for the feet of those slipping."

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 15:7
    70%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Ps 107:17
    70%

    17Some became fools because of their rebellious ways and suffered because of their sins.

  • Prov 17:24
    70%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 27:3
    70%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

  • Eccl 7:6
    70%

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

    1Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

    26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 25:19
    69%

    19Confidence in an unfaithful person in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint.

  • Prov 13:20
    69%

    20Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.

  • Prov 10:14
    69%

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 19:10
    69%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 10:18
    69%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.