Proverbs 26:8
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6887 [e]כִּצְר֣וֹר
kiṣ-rō-wr
Like one who bindsPrep-k | V-Qal-Inf
68 [e]אֶ֭בֶן
’e-ḇen
a stoneN-fs
4773 [e]בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה
bə-mar-gê-māh;
in a slingPrep-b | N-fs
3651 [e]כֵּן־
kên-
SoAdv
5414 [e]נוֹתֵ֖ן
nō-w-ṯên
[Is] he who givesV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
3684 [e]לִכְסִ֣יל
liḵ-sîl
to a foolPrep-l | N-ms
3519 [e]כָּבֽוֹד׃
kā-ḇō-wḏ.
honorN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 26:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּצְרֹ֣ור אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נֹותֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֹֽוד׃

משלי 26:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כצרור אבן במרגמה כן־נותן לכסיל כבוד׃

משלי 26:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כצרור אבן במרגמה כן־נותן לכסיל כבוד׃

משלי 26:8 Hebrew Bible
כצרור אבן במרגמה כן נותן לכסיל כבוד׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.

King James Bible
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

bindeth a stone in a sling or putteth a precious stone in a heap of stones. this probably refers to the custom of throwing a stone to the heap under which a criminal was buried.

Proverbs 26:1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.

Proverbs 19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have …

Proverbs 30:22 For a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

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