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Proverbs 26:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Proverbs 26:8

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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.

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Related Verses

Proverbs 26:1

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"As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool."

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Proverbs 30:22

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"For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;"

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Proverbs 19:10

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"Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes."

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2 Chronicles 24:17

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"Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them."

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Proverbs 15:21

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"Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly."

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Proverbs 14:18

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"The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge."

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Proverbs 26:1

"As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool."

Proverbs 26:2

"As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come."

Proverbs 26:3

"A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back."

Proverbs 26:4

"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like"

Proverbs 26:5

"Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit."

Proverbs 26:6

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