Proverbs 26:8
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 26:1 : 1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
- Prov 30:22 : 22 For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;
- Prov 19:10 : 10 Delicate living is not appropriate 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 Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.
11 As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Prov 26:3-75 verses79%
3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!
4 Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
6 One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.
7 Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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1 Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
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3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
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18 Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,
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18 He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
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16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
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22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
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16 Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
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9 Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Eccl 10:1-33 verses71%
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.
3 Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
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27 Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
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20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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11 A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
- Prov 17:24-252 verses70%
24 Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
25 A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
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10 Delicate living is not appropriate 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 doesn't open his mouth in the gate.
- Prov 18:6-72 verses70%
6 A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
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23 It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.
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6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
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6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
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21 He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.
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3 The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
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23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
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1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
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17 He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
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5 A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
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8 The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
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35 The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
- Prov 12:15-162 verses68%
15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
16 A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
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26 One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
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2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
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14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
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22 For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;
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3 It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
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17 He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.