Proverbs 26:8

World English Bible (2000)

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 26:9-12
    4 verses
    80%

    9Like a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

    10As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by.

    11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

    12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • 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!

    4Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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

    6One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

    7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 26:1
    77%

    1Like snow in summer, and as rain in 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 torches, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 10:18
    72%

    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Prov 27:22
    72%

    22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

  • Prov 13:16
    71%

    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Eccl 10:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

    2A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.

    3Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 14:24
    71%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 26:27
    70%

    27Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

  • 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 of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 17:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

    25A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

  • Prov 19:10
    70%

    10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 24:7
    70%

    7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn't open his mouth in the gate.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

    7A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Eccl 7:6
    69%

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

  • Eccl 10:6
    69%

    6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

  • Prov 17:21
    69%

    21He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

  • Prov 14:3
    69%

    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 14:8
    69%

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 12:23
    69%

    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 19:1
    69%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Job 12:17
    69%

    17He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.

  • Prov 15:5
    69%

    5A fool despises his father's correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.

  • Prov 10:8
    68%

    8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

  • Prov 3:35
    68%

    35The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 28:26
    68%

    26One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

  • Prov 15:2
    68%

    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Eccl 10:14
    68%

    14A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

  • Prov 30:22
    68%

    22For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;

  • Prov 20:3
    68%

    3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

  • Prov 14:17
    68%

    17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.