. Посло́вица

( Proverb )

pahs-LAW-vee-tsah

Noun - Nominative - Feminine

NRT Only: 2

See also (Смотрите Та́кже) :

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Synonyms
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7 Неро́вно ступа́ют ноги хромо́го,

7 Uneven ступают [legs, feet] [lame, the lame one],

так и посло́вица в уста́х глупца́.

so and proverb [at, in, of, on] [by mouth, from the mouth, mouth] [fool, the fool].

The legs of the lame are not equal:
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:7 KJV

9 Как колючая ве́тка в руке́ у пья́ного,

9 [How, What, As, Like (comparison)] prickly branch [at, in, of, on] [arm, hand] [at, by, with, of] drunk,

так и посло́вица в уста́х у глупца́.

so and proverb [at, in, of, on] [by mouth, from the mouth, mouth] [at, by, with, of] [fool, the fool].

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
Proverbs 26:9 KJV