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Proverbs 26:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Proverbs 26:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:87 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ/צְר֣וֹרkiṣərwōr
as tiespronH6887
afflict · beseige · bind · (be in ···
אֶ֭בֶןʾeben
a stonenounH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
בְּ/מַרְגֵּמָ֑הbəmarəgēmāh
in a slingpronH4773
כֵּןkēn
soparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
נוֹתֵ֖ןnwōtēn
one who givesverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לִ/כְסִ֣ילlikəsiyl
to a foolpronH3684
כָּבֽוֹדkābwōd
honornounH3519
glory · honour
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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The cost of discipleship - Proverbs 26
Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is f...
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