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Proverbs 26:8-10
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8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling
Is he who gives honor to a fool.
9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
10 [a]The great God who formed everything
Gives the fool his hire and the transgressor his wages.

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  1. Proverbs 26:10 Heb. difficult in v. 10; ancient and modern translators differ greatly
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Proverbs 26:8-10
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8 Like tying a stone in a sling
    is the giving of honor to a fool.(A)
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
    is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.(B)
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
    is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

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