8As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So is he who is giving honour to a fool.


In Context

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

6 He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, Who is sending things by the hand of a fool.

7 Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So is he who is giving honour to a fool.

9 A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.

10 Great is the Former of all, And He is rewarding a fool, And is rewarding transgressors.

Proverbs 26:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:8Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:8As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:8As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:8As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:8As a bag of gems in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:8As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:8As he that binds a stone in a sling, so is he that gives honor to a fool.