Proverbs 26:8

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:1 : 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
  • Prov 30:22 : 22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 26:9-12
    4 verses
    80%

    9[ As] a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10[As] an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

    11As a dog that returneth to his vomit, [So is] a fool that repeateth his folly.

    12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 26:3-7
    5 verses
    79%

    3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

    6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh in damage.

    7The legs of the lame hang loose: So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 26:1
    77%

    1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

  • Prov 27:3
    75%

    3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

  • Prov 26:18
    73%

    18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

  • Prov 13:16
    71%

    16Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth [his] folly.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Eccl 10:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; [so] doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

    2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

    3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

  • Prov 29:11
    70%

    11A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

  • Prov 19:10
    70%

    10Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 24:7
    70%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And [so is] wisdom to a man of understanding.

  • Eccl 7:6
    69%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

  • Eccl 10:6
    69%

    6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow; And the father of a fool hath no joy.

  • Prov 14:3
    69%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for [his] pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

  • Prov 14:8
    69%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 12:23
    69%

    23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Job 12:17
    69%

    17He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

  • Prov 10:8
    68%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

  • Prov 3:35
    68%

    35The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

    16A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.

  • Prov 28:26
    68%

    26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

  • Prov 15:2
    68%

    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

  • Eccl 10:14
    68%

    14A fool also multiplieth words: [yet] man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

  • Prov 30:22
    68%

    22For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

  • Prov 14:17
    68%

    17He that is soon angry will deal foolishly; And a man of wicked devices is hated.