Proverbs 26:8

Tying a stone in a sling so that it cannot be thrown at a target is as foolish as [SIM] honoring a foolish person.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

In Context

7A lame man cannot use his legs, and similarly [SIM] it is useless for a foolish person to speak [MTY] ◄proverbs/wise sayings►.

9If a drunk person waves some thorns/brambles with his hand, he is not able to accomplish anything useful by doing that (OR, he does not feel it when a thorn sticks in his hand); similarly, if foolish people speak [MTY] proverbs, they do not help anyone who hears them.

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Cross References

Proverbs 26:1Just like [SIM] it is not appropriate for snow to fall in summer time, or rain to fall at harvest time, it is not appropriate to praise/honor foolish people.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:7-10

6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. To recommend wisdom to us, and to quicken us to the diligent use of all the means for the getting of wisdom, Solomon here shows that fools are fit for nothing; they are either… Read the whole commentary →

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