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Proverbs 26:8

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8||As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,

bSo is he that giveth honour to a fool.

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Footnotes

  1. ||Or, As he that putteth a precious stone in a heap of stones. Comp. 2 Sam. 18:17.
  2. bSo ver. 8. Comp. ch. 19:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like one who binds the stone in the sling

is one who gives honor to a fool.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like tying a stone in a sling

is the giving of honor to a fool.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Giving honor to a fool

is like binding a stone in a sling.

NLTNew Living Translation

Honoring a fool

is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like binding a stone in a sling,

so is giving honor to a fool.