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Like bindingכִּצְרוֹרa stoneאֶבֶןin a sling,בְּמַרְגֵּמָהsoכֵּןis whoever givesנוֹתֵןhonorכָּבוֹדto a senseless man.לִכְסִיל
Proverbs 26:8
Study it in the app“Like binding a stone in a sling, so is whoever gives honor to a senseless man.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 26:8, word by word
- Like bindingצְרוֹרtseror
bind
To tie or wrap something.
Where else “tseror” appears- a stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- in a slingמַרְגֵּמָהmargema
sling; heap of stones
A sling; or a heap of stones.
Where else “margema” appears- is whoever givesנוֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- honorכָּבוֹדkavod
honor
Literally "weight": respect, good name; or one's inner self.
Where else “kavod” appears- to a senseless manכְסִילchesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “chesil” appears
The context
7The legs of the lame hang limp; so is a proverb in the mouth of the senseless.
8 · This verse (above)
9A thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of the senseless.