Proverbs 26:8
Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 26:1 : 1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
- Prov 30:22 : 22 under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,
- Prov 19:10 : 10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to 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 26:9-124 verses80%
9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.
10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.
11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Prov 26:3-75 verses79%
3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.
6Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.
7Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.
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1Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
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18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,
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18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.
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16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?
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22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
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16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Eccl 10:1-33 verses71%
1One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
2Wisdom Can Be Nullified By the Caprice of Rulers A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.
3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.
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24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
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27The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone– it will come back on him.
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20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.
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11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses70%
24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
25A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
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10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!
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7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
- Prov 18:6-72 verses70%
6The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.
7The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.
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23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.
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6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.
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6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
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21Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.
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3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
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8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
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23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.
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1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.
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17He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.
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5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.
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8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.
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35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses68%
15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.
16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.
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26The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
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2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.
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14yet a fool keeps on babbling. No one knows what will happen; who can tell him what will happen in the future?
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22under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,
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3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.
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17A person who has a quick temper will do foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes will be hated.