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Proverbs 26:8-10
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 26:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Like [a]one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is one who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that [b]sticks in the hand of a heavy drinker,
So is a proverb in the mouths of fools.
10 [c]Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is one who hires a fool or hires those who pass by.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:8 Lit the binding of
- Proverbs 26:9 Lit goes up
- Proverbs 26:10 Or A master workman produces all things, But one who hires a fool is like one who hires those who pass by
Proverbs 26:8-10
King James Version
Proverbs 26:8-10
King James Version
8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
10 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.
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