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Proverbs 26:8

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Proverbs 26:8
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּצְר֣וֹר אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃

  1. כִּצְר֣וֹרkitz.Ror“as ties”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from צָרַר · “to constrain” · Strong's H6887B
  2. אֶ֭בֶן'E.ven“a stone”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  3. בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbe.mar.ge.Mah“in a sling”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַרְגֵּמָה · “sling” · Strong's H4773
  4. כֵּן־ken-“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  5. נוֹתֵ֖ןno.Ten“[one who] gives”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  6. לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Sil“to a fool”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  7. כָּבֽוֹד׃ka.Vod“honor”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבוֹד · “glory” · Strong's H3519
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)