Proverbs 26:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

It is like binding a stone in a sling to give honor to a fool.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury, much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Proverbs 26:1

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

Proverbs 26:7

The legs of a lame person hang limp; so does a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thornbush brandished by the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Proverbs 30:22

a slave when he becomes king and a fool when glutted with food,