Proverbs 26:8
8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Other Translations of Proverbs 26:8
King James Version
8 As he that bindeth
English Standard Version
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
The Message
8 Putting a fool in a place of honor is like setting a mud brick on a marble column.
New King James Version
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.
New Living Translation
8 Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:8
Commentary on Proverbs 26:6-9
(Read Proverbs 26:6-9)
Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.