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Proverbs 26:8

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8Like one who binds the stone in the sling

is he who gives honor to a fool.

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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.

KJV 1900King James Version

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,

So is he that giveth honour to a fool.