Proverbs 26:7

World English Bible (2000)

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:9 : 9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  • Matt 7:4-5 : 4 Or how will you tell your brother, 'Let me remove the speck from your eye;' and behold, the beam is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye.
  • Luke 4:23 : 23 He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"
  • Ps 50:16-21 : 16 But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips, 17 since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you? 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers. 19 "You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son. 21 You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.
  • Ps 64:8 : 8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
  • Prov 17:7 : 7 Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:3-6
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    3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

    4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

    6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

  • Prov 26:8-12
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    8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

    9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

    11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 19:1-3
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    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

    2It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.

    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 18:6-7
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    6A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Prov 24:7
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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate.

  • Eccl 10:12-15
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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

    14A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

    15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Arrogant speech isn't fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

  • Prov 29:20
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    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

  • Job 12:5
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    5In the thought of him who is at ease there is contempt for misfortune. It is ready for them whose foot slips.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

  • Ps 107:17
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    17Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

  • Prov 27:3
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    3A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

  • Eccl 7:6
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    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

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

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

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

  • Prov 25:19
    69%

    19Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth, or a lame foot.

  • Prov 13:20
    69%

    20One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 27:22
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    22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

  • Prov 10:14
    69%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

  • Prov 19:10
    69%

    10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.