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Proverbs 26:8

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 26:8 in other translations

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

Proverbs 26:8 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:8 in context

  1. 6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool
    is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
  2. 7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,
    so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  3. 8As one who binds a stone in a sling,
    so is he who gives honor to a fool.
  4. 9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard,
    so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
  5. 10As an archer who wounds all,
    so is he who hires a fool
    or he who hires those who pass by.