Proverbs 26:8
Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
7Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
9A brier cometh into the hand of a drunken-man, a proverb into the mouth of dullards.
Cross References
Proverbs 26:1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.
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 →