Proverbs 26:8
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 26:1 : 1 ¶ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
- Prov 30:22 : 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
- Prov 19:10 : 10 ¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Prov 26:9-124 verses80%
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.
11¶ As a dog returneth to his vomit, [so] a fool returneth to his folly.
12¶ Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
- Prov 26:3-75 verses79%
3¶ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4¶ Answer 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.
6¶ He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
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1¶ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
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3¶ A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
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18¶ As a mad [man] who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,
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18¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.
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16¶ Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
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22¶ Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
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16¶ Every prudent [man] dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open [his] folly.
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9¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
- Eccl 10:1-33 verses71%
1¶ Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour.
2A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
3Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.
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24¶ The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly.
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27¶ Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
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20¶ Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? [there is] more hope of a fool than of him.
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11¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses70%
24¶ Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
25¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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10¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
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7¶ Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- Prov 18:6-72 verses70%
6¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
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23¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
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6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.
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6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
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21¶ He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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3¶ In the mouth of the foolish [is] a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
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8¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.
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23¶ A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
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1¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
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17He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
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5¶ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
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8¶ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses68%
15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
16¶ A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent [man] covereth shame.
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26¶ He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
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2¶ The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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14A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
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22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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3¶ [It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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17¶ [He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.