Proverbs 26:8

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Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

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  • Prov 26:1 : 1 Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
  • Prov 30:22 : 22 A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:9-12
    4 verses
    80%

    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

    10A master archer who wounds all and one who hires a fool or passersby are alike.

    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Prov 26:3-7
    5 verses
    79%

    3A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

    6Whoever sends a message by the hands of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

    7Like the legs of a lame person that hang limp, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 26:1
    77%

    1Like snow in summer and rain during harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

  • Prov 27:3
    75%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

  • Prov 26:18
    73%

    18Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though you grind a fool like grain in a mortar with a pestle, their foolishness will not leave them.

  • Prov 13:16
    71%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Eccl 10:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1Dead flies can make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment; a small act of folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who rolls a stone—it will come back upon them.

  • Prov 29:20
    70%

    20Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 29:11
    70%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

  • Prov 19:10
    70%

    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 24:7
    70%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6A fool's lips lead to strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

    7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his soul.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Eccl 7:6
    69%

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Eccl 10:6
    69%

    6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21The one who fathers a fool brings grief; the father of a senseless child has no joy.

  • Prov 14:3
    69%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 14:8
    69%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 12:23
    69%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Job 12:17
    69%

    17"He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges."

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5A fool despises his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction is wise.

  • Prov 10:8
    68%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 3:35
    68%

    35The wise will inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 28:26
    68%

    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 15:2
    68%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Eccl 10:14
    68%

    14A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?

  • Prov 30:22
    68%

    22A servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Prov 14:17
    68%

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.