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Proverbs 26:8
Proverbs 26:8 is verse 8 of Proverbs chapter 26, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
King James Version
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
World English Bible
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Read in context
Proverbs 26:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 26:1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,