King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 26:8
“As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 26
6
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
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 mouth of fools.
10
The great [God] that formed all [things] both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.