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Proverbs 26:8
Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
Proverbs 26:8 · Rotherham Emphasised 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 dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
7 Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
8 Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
9 A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.
10 [As] an archer who woundeth every thing, [so] one who hireth a dullard, and a drunkard crossing the sea.
11 As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.
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