Compare Translations for Proverbs 26:8

8 Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
8 Putting a fool in a place of honor is like setting a mud brick on a marble column.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
8 It is like binding a stone in a sling to give honor to a fool.
8 As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
8 Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving respect to a fool.
8 Like one who ties his stone to the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
8 Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
8 Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
8 Like tying a stone to a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 As he that binds the stone in the sling, so is he that gives honour to a fool.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
8 Like binding a stone in a sling, so [is] giving honor to a fool.
8 He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
8 Giving honor to a foolish person is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
8 Giving honor to a foolish person is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
8 It is like binding a stone in a sling to give honor to a fool.
8 As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 Like one who binds the stone in the sling is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.
8 sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem
8 sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honor to a fool.
8 As one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
8 As he that sendeth a stone into the broad place of the sling; so he that giveth honour to an unwise man. (Like he who sendeth a stone into the broad place of a sling, is he who giveth honour to an unwise person.)
8 As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honour to a fool.

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