Proverbs 26:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:9 : 9 Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.
  • 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? 5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
  • Luke 4:23 : 23 Jesus said to them,“No doubt you will quote to me the proverb,‘Physician, heal yourself!’ and say,‘What we have heard that you did in Capernaum, do here in your hometown too.’”
  • Ps 50:16-21 : 16 God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant? 17 For you hate instruction and reject my words. 18 When you see a thief, you join him; you associate with men who are unfaithful to their wives. 19 You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive. 20 You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother. 21 When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,
  • Prov 17:7 : 7 Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

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 and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

    6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

  • Prov 26:8-12
    5 verses
    79%

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

    9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.

    10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.

    11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 19:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

    3A person’s folly subverts 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 wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

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

  • Prov 15:2
    73%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 14:3
    72%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 10:3
    72%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 24:7
    71%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
    4 verses
    71%

    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

    13At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

    14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?

    15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

  • Prov 14:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

  • Prov 17:7
    71%

    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Prov 29:20
    71%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 12:23
    70%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Prov 12:15
    70%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Job 12:5
    70%

    5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!

  • Prov 14:24
    70%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 15:7
    70%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Ps 107:17
    70%

    17They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, and suffered because of their sins.

  • Prov 17:24
    70%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 15:14
    70%

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

  • Prov 27:3
    70%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Eccl 7:6
    70%

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 15:21
    70%

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

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

  • Prov 25:19
    69%

    19Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble.

  • Prov 13:20
    69%

    20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

  • Prov 10:14
    69%

    14Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

  • Prov 19:10
    69%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 10:18
    69%

    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.