“As one who binds a stone in a sling,so is he who gives honor to a fool.”
Proverbs 26:8 (WEB)
Context Reading
6One who sends a message by the hand of a foolis cutting off feet and drinking violence. 7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose,so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 8As one who binds a stone in a sling,so is he who gives honor to a fool. 9Like a thorn bush 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 foolor he who hires those who pass by.