Proverbs 26:8
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 26:1 : 1 Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
- Prov 30:22 : 22 A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
- Prov 19:10 : 10 Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Prov 26:9-124 verses80%
9Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
10Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
11Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
12Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
- Prov 26:3-75 verses79%
3A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
4Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
6He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
7The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
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1Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
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3A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.
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18As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
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18Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
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16How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
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22Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
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16A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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9Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
- Eccl 10:1-33 verses71%
1Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
2The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
3And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
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24Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.
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27He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.
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20Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses70%
24Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
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10Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
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7Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.
- Prov 18:6-72 verses70%
6A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
7The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
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23It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
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6Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
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6The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
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21He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
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3In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
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8The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
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23A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
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1Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.
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17He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
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5A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
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8The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
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35The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses68%
15The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
16A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
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26He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
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2Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
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14The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
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22A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
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3It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
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17He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet.