Proverbs 26:8

Hebrew Names version (HNV)

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

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Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;