Proverbs 26:7

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Proverbs 26:7


← Proverbs 26:6 Proverbs 26:7 (KJV) Proverbs 26:8 →
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The legsH7785 of the lameH6455 are not equalH1809: so is a parableH4912 in the mouthH6310 of foolsH3684.


Original Hebrew

דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִים׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
דַּלְי֣וּ
dal.Yu H1809 HVqp3cp they hang down
שֹׁ֭קַיִם
Sho.ka.yim H7785 HNcfda legs
מִ/פִּסֵּ֑חַ
mi./pi.Se.ach H6455 HR/Aamsa from/ a lame (person)
וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗ל
u./ma.Shal H4912 HC/Ncmsa and/ a proverb
בְּ/פִ֣י
be./Fi H6310 HR/Ncmsc in/ (the) mouth of
כְסִילִֽים
khe.si.Lim H3684 HAampa fools
Strong's References
  • H1809 — דָּלַל (dâlal, daw-lal'): a primitive root (compare דָּלָה (dâlâh) H1802); to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed; bring low, dry up, be emptied, be not equal, fail, be impoverished, be made thin.
  • H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל (kâçal) H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
  • H4912 — מָשָׁל (mâshâl, maw-shawl'): apparently from מָשַׁל (mâshal) H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse); byword, like, parable, proverb.
  • H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה (pâʼâh) H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
  • H6455 — פִּסֵּחַ (piççêach, pis-say'-akh): from פָּסַח (pâçach) H6452; lame; lame.
  • H7785 — שׁוֹק (shôwq, shoke): from שׁוּק (shûwq) H7783; the (lower) leg (as a runner); hip, leg, shoulder, thigh.
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Reciprocal references (1): Job 27:1

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