Proverbs 26:8

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of 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.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.

Darby Translation ☆

As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

As he that casteth a stone into the heap of Mercury: so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

As the closing vp of a precious stone in an heape of stones, so is he that giueth glory to a foole.

Noyes Bible ☆

As he who bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

As is the one that bindeth a stone fast in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

He that binds up a stone in a sling, is like one that gives glory to a fool.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Webster Bible ☆

As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool.

Revised Version ☆

As a bag of gems in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

He that binds up a stone in a sling, Is like one that gives glory to a fool.

World English Bible ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

World English Bible British Edition ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honour to a fool.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honour to a fool.

World English Bible Classic ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

World English Bible Updated ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

World Messianic Bible ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool.

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honour to a fool.

Young's Literal Translation ☆

As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So [is] he who is giving honour to a fool.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

As he that bindeth an even (stone) in a sling, so is he that giveth kavod to a kesil (fool).

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

كَصُرَّةِ حِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ فِي رُجْمَةٍ، هَكَذَا ٱلْمُعْطِي كَرَامَةً لِلْجَاهِلِ.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

မိုက်သောသူကို ချီးမြှောက်ခြင်းသည် ကျောက်ပုံ ၌ ကျောက်မြတ်ကို ပစ်ထားခြင်းကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၏။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

မိုက် သောသူကို ချီးမြှောက် ခြင်းသည် ကျောက် ပုံ ၌ ကျောက်မြတ် ကို ပစ် ထားခြင်းကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၏။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Kamthu pakoeh kami loe, ngazai pongah lawkthluem moep sut baktiah ni oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Hlang ang taengah thangpomnah paek he, payai dongah lungto mop banghui la om tangloeng.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Hlang ang taengah thangpomnah paek he, payai dongah lungto mop banghui la om tangloeng.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

将尊荣给愚昧人的， 好像人把石子包在机弦里。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

將尊榮給愚昧人的， 好像人把石子包在機弦裏。

World Chinese Bible ☆

像人把石头绑在投石索上， 给愚昧人尊荣的也是如此。

Croatian Bible ☆

Kamen za praćku vezuje tko bezumnom iskazuje čast.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Jako vložiti kámen do praku, tak jest, když kdo ctí blázna.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Som en, der binder Stenen fast i Slyngen, er den, der hædrer en Tåbe.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Gelijk hij, die een edel gesteente in een slinger bindt, alzo is hij, die den zot eer geeft.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Als iemand, die een kei bij een edelsteen legt, Is hij, die eerbetoon schenkt aan een dwaas

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiel iu, kiu alligas ŝtonon al ĵetilo, Tiel estas tiu, kiu faras honoron al malsaĝulo.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Celui qui donne de la gloire à un sot, c’est comme un sachet de pierres précieuses dans un tas de pierres .

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Faire honneur à un insensé, c'est mettre une pierre précieuse dans un monceau de pierres.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

C’est attacher une pierre à la fronde, Que d’accorder des honneurs à un insensé.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Comme celui qui attache une pierre à sa fronde, ainsi fait celui qui rend les honneurs à un insensé.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wie das Binden eines Steines in eine Schleuder: so, wer einem Toren Ehre erweist.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Wer einem Narren Ehre antut, das ist, als wenn einer einen edlen Stein auf den Rabenstein würfe.

German Textbibel ☆

Wie wenn man einen Stein an die Schleuder bände, so handelt, wer einem Thoren Ehre anthut.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wie wenn man einen Stein in der Schleuder festbindet, so ist's, wenn man einem Toren Ehre erweist.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὃς ἀποδεσμεύει λίθον ἐν σφενδόνῃ, ὅμοιός ἐστι τῷ διδόντι ἄφρονι δόξαν.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὃς ἀποδεσμεύει λίθον ἐν σφενδόνῃ, ὅμοιός ἐστι τῷ διδόντι ἄφρονι δόξαν.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Fè lwanj yon moun ki san konprann, se tankou si ou te mare wòch la anvan ou tire fistibal la.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

E like me ka nakii ana i ka iliili ma ka maa a paa, Pela ka haawi ana i ka hanohano no ka mea lapuwale.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

כִּצְרֹ֣ור אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נֹותֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֹֽוד׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

כצרור אבן במרגמה כן נותן לכסיל כבוד׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Chi dà gloria allo stolto Fa come chi gittasse una pietra preziosa in un mucchio di sassi.

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Chi onora uno stolto fa come chi getta una gemma in un mucchio di sassi.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

石投げひもに石を縛りつける者のように、 愚かな者に誉れを与える者も同じ。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

미련한 자에게 영예를 주는 것은 돌을 물매에 매는 것과 같으니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Ma lalfon se in kaksakin sie mwet lalfon, oapana ke kom fin kapriya sie eot luin fuht nutum.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii, ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

هر‌که احمق را حرمت کند، مثل کیسه جواهر در توده سنگها است.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Como aquele que amarra uma pedra na funda, assim é aquele que dá honra a um tolo.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Dar honra ao tolo é como amarrar uma pedra numa funda.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Precum cel ce pune o piatră în praștie, așa este cel ce dă onoare unui prost.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Кум ай пуне о пятрэ ын праштие, аша есте кынд дай мэрире унуй небун.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Что влагающий драгоценный камень в пращу, то воздающий глупому честь.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Kao da baca dragi kamen u gomilu kamenja, tako radi ko čini čast bezumnome.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Као да баца драги камен у гомилу камења, тако ради ко чини част безумноме.

Mashi Bible ☆

Kunanîriza ibuye oku mujaleti, okuhà ecingolo-ngolo irenge.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Como quien liga la piedra en la honda, así hace el que al necio da honra.

Spanish BLL ☆

Como amarrar una piedra a la honda, así de tonto es rendirle honores a un necio.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Como quien ata la piedra en la honda, así es el que da honra al necio.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Dar honor a un hombre necio es como tratar de mantener una piedra fija en un cordón.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Como sujetar una piedra en la honda, Así es el que da honores al necio.

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Revised West Version ☆

‌ʻOku hangē ha taha ʻoku ne ai ʻae maka ʻi he makatā, ʻoku pehē pe ia ʻaia ʻoku fakaongoongoleleiʻi ʻae vale.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Що камінь дорогий укладати в пращу, те саме — дурневі віддати шану.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Що камінь дорогий укладати в пращу, те саме — дурневі віддати шану.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Tôn trọng kẻ ngu muội, Giống như bỏ cục ngọc vào trong đống đá.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

כִּצְר֣וֹר אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃