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Proverbs 26:8

Like one who binds the stone in the sling

is fone who gives honor to a fool.

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Proverbs 26:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Like tying a stone in a sling

is the giving of honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,

So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Honoring a fool

is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.

Proverbs 26:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Like one who binds a stone in a sling

Is he who gives honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Giving honor to a foolish person

is like tying a stone in a slingshot.

Proverbs 26:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling,

So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Like tying a stone to a sling, 

so is giving honor to a fool. 

Proverbs 26:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Giving honor to a fool

is like binding a stone in a sling.

Proverbs 26:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

It is like binding a stone in a sling

to give honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Like binding a stone in a sling,

so is giving honor to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Giving honor to a foolish person

is like tying a stone in a slingshot.

Proverbs 26:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Like one who binds a stone in a sling,

So is he who gives honor to a fool.


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