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Proverbs 26:8
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Proverbs 26:8 · New Heart English Bible
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Proverbs 26:8 in other translations
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
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In context
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
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