Proverbs 26:8
He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.
LXX2012 (British)
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
7As well take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.
9Thorns + 26:9 Compare Heb. grow in the hand of a drunkard, and servitude in the hand of fools.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:1As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
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 →