Parallel Verses
Amplified
Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw],
So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool.
New American Standard Bible
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
King James Version
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Holman Bible
is like binding a stone in a sling.
International Standard Version
Tying a stone to a sling that's what giving honor to a fool is.
A Conservative Version
As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
American Standard Version
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
Bible in Basic English
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
Darby Translation
As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Julia Smith Translation
As a bundle of stones in a heap of stones, so he giving honor to the foolish one.
King James 2000
As he that binds a stone in a sling, so is he that gives honor to a fool.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Like binding a stone in a sling, so [is] giving honor to a fool.
Modern King James verseion
As he who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that setteth a fool in high dignity, that is even as if a man would bind a stone in a sling.
NET Bible
Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
New Heart English Bible
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
The Emphasized Bible
Like tying a stone to a sling, so, is he that giveth honour, to a dullard.
Webster
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.
World English Bible
As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.
Youngs Literal Translation
As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So is he who is giving honour to a fool.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 26:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Fools
7
Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who cannot learn from its wisdom].
Like one who [absurdly] binds a stone in a sling [making it impossible to throw],
So is he who [absurdly] gives honor to a fool.
Like a thorn that goes [without being felt] into the hand of a drunken man,
So is a proverb in the mouth of a fool [who remains unaffected by its wisdom].
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 26:1
So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted]
Proverbs 19:10
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Proverbs 30:22
Under a servant when he reigns,
Under a [spiritually blind] fool when he is filled with food,