Matthew Henry · Verses 6–9
Fools are not fit to be trusted, nor to have any honour. Wise sayings, as a foolish man delivers and applies them, lose their usefulness.
Proverbs 26:8
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honour to a fool.
BSB
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
KJV
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
ASV
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
BBE
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
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