King James Version
Proverbs 26:7 in the King James Version says “The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. are: Heb. are lifted up” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. are: Heb. are lifted up”
Proverbs 26:7 · KJV
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. conceit: Heb. eyes
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. damage: or, violence
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. are: Heb. are lifted up
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. bindeth: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“so is a parable”
H4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
“in the mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
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