Proverbs 26:8 - Tree of Life Version

⁸ Like tying a stone into a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Like he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a [self-confident] fool.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

Common English Bible

⁸ Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.

Proverbs 26:8 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 19:10

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

Proverbs 26:1

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

Proverbs 26:7

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

Proverbs 26:9

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

Proverbs 30:22

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