As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.
As one who is binding a stone in a sling, So is he who is giving honour to a fool.
As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Voices3
As he who casts a stone into the heap of Mercury, etc. He who grants the honor of teaching to the foolish, that is, to the heretic, sins no less than he who worships the gods and idols of the pagans in vain.
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735patristic
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool - It is entirely thrown away. This, however, is a difficult proverb; and the versions give but little light on the subject. The Hebrew may be translated, As a piece of precious stone among a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honor to a fool. Or, As he that putteth a precious stone in a heap of stones.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 26:1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
leads to
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
Through
Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
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Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.
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Proverbs 30:22a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
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I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches4
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
