Proverbs 26:8

Tree of Life Version

Like tying a stone into a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

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Luxury is not fitting for a fool— how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

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

Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.

Like a thorn bush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.

under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is stuffed with food,