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Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 26:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Or, Take away the legs of the lame man, and the parable that is in the mouth of fools: both are alike useless to their possessors. Other meanings are: (1) “The legs of the lame man are feeble, so is parable in the mouth of fools.” (2) “the lifting up of the legs of a lame man, i. e., his attempts at dancing, are as the parable in the mouth of fools.” return to 'Top of Page'
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