“As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.”
Proverbs 26:8 (KJV) |
Proverbs 26:8
From Proverbs 26, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.