Proverbs 26:8

In 11 translations

BSB

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

KJV

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.bindeth…: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

As one who is binding a stone in a sling, || So [is] he who is giving honor to a fool.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

As the closing vp of a precious stone in an heape of stones, so is he that giueth glory to a foole.

JPS

As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

LXXE

He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּצְר֣וֹר אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς ἀποδεσμεύει λίθον ἐν σφενδόνῃ, ὅμοιός ἐστι τῷ διδόντι ἄφρονι δόξαν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 26:1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
• Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
• Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

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