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


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Proverbs 27 22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Psalms 49 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Ecclesiastes 2 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Proverbs 28 7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
Proverbs 14 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Proverbs 30 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
1 Kings 2 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
Ecclesiastes 2 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
Ecclesiastes 2 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
Proverbs 14 35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Proverbs 25 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Proverbs 26 6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
Psalms 49 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Proverbs 29 23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Psalms 132 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish.
Psalms 101 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
1 Peter 2 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
Genesis 32 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
Isaiah 40 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Proverbs 26 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Job 14 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Proverbs 26 9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
Proverbs 17 21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
Proverbs 12 16 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Proverbs 14 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 11 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Job 12 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
Job 16 13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.
Isaiah 5 15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:
Proverbs 13 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 5 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
Psalms 40 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Psalms 39 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Proverbs 12 9 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
Ecclesiastes 10 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Proverbs 3 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Psalms 45 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Proverbs 15 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 17 28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Ecclesiastes 4 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Job 15 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Isaiah 2 9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
Daniel 11 38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Proverbs 10 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 27 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 18 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Amos 2 15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
2 Corinthians 11 19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
Proverbs 9 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.