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Proverbs 26:7

Like a lame man’s legs, which hang useless,

is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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Proverbs 26:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Like the useless legs of one who is lame

is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The legs of the lame are not equal:

So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

A proverb in the mouth of a fool

is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

Proverbs 26:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Like the legs of the lame that hang limp

Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

A wise saying spoken by a fool

is as useless as the legs of a crippled person.

Proverbs 26:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The legs of the lame hang loose;

So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⸤Like⸥ a lame person’s limp legs, 

so is a proverb in the mouths of fools. 

Proverbs 26:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A proverb in the mouth of a fool

is like lame legs that hang limp.

Proverbs 26:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The legs of a disabled person hang limp;

so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Like legs that hang limp from a lame person,

so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Proverbs 26:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A proverb in the mouth of a foolish person

is like disabled legs that are useless.

Proverbs 26:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.


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