Proverbs 26:7
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כָּרָע
kârâʻ
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
עָרַךְ
ʻârak
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
מָשָׁל
mâshâl
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
Key Terms in This Verse
כָּרָע kârâʻ
the leg (from the knee to the ankle) of men or locusts (only in the dual)
Study H3767 →עָרַךְ ʻârak
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
Study H6186 →מָשָׁל mâshâl
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
Study H4912 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
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