NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The legsshowq (shoke) the (lower) leg (as a runner) -- hip, leg, shoulder, thigh. of the lame picceach (pis-say'-akh) lame -- lame. are not equal dalal (daw-lal') to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed -- bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin. so is a parable mashal (maw-shawl') a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb. in the mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to of fools kciyl (kes-eel') fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Like the legs which are useless to the lame, So is a proverb in the mouth of fools. King James Bible The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Holman Christian Standard Bible A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp. International Standard Version Useless legs to the lame— that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is. NET Bible Like legs that hang limp from the lame, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If you make a cripple walk, you may take the word of a fool. GOD'S WORD® Translation [Like] a lame person's limp legs, so is a proverb in the mouths of fools. King James 2000 Bible The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. Links Proverbs 26:7Proverbs 26:7 NIV Proverbs 26:7 NLT Proverbs 26:7 ESV Proverbs 26:7 NASB Proverbs 26:7 KJV |
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