Proverbs 26:8

American Standard Version

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

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Proverbs 26:8 in other translations

As one who binds a stone in a sling,
so is he who gives honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 · World English Bible

Proverbs 26:8 in context

  1. 6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
  2. 7The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  3. 8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
  4. 9As a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  5. 10As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.