Proverbs 26:8

King James 2000

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

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Luxury is not fitting for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

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

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with food;