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Proverbs 26:8 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 26 · verse 8 · King James Version
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.Proverbs 26:8 · King James Version
Proverbs 26:8 in context
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
Key words (Strong's)
- bindethtsᵉrôwra parcelH6872 →
- bindethtsârarto cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveH6887 →
- givethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- honourkâbôwdproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessH3519 →
- stoneʼebena stoneH68 →
- slingmargêmâha stone-heapH4773 →
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