Proverbs 26:8

8 As he that bindeth * a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Proverbs 26:8 In-Context

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

7 The legs of the lame are not equal : so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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

9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors .

Footnotes

• [a] bindeth...: or, putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones