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Proverbs 26:8-10
New International Reader's Version
Proverbs 26:8-10
New International Reader's Version
8 Giving honor to a foolish person
is like tying a stone in a slingshot.
9 A proverb in the mouth of a foolish person
is like a thorn in the hand of someone who is drunk.
10 Anyone who hires a foolish person or someone who is passing by
is like a person who shoots arrows at just anybody.
Proverbs 26:8-10
New International Version
Proverbs 26:8-10
New International Version
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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