Proverbs 26:8 (KJV)

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As he that bindeth a stone in a sling so is he that giveth honour to a fool
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so. Pr 26:1 Pr 19:10 Pr 30:22

bindeth a stone in a sling. Heb. putteth a precious stone ina heap of stones. This probably refers, as Coverdale understands it, to the custom of throwing a stone to the heap under which a criminal was buried. So the Vulgate, {Sicut qui mittit lapidem in acervum Mercurii; ita qui tribuit insipienti honorem,} "As he who throws a stone to Mercury's heap, so is he who gives honour to a fool." Mercury was a heathen god of highways; and stones were erected in different parts to guide the traveller: hence those lines of Dr. Young, "Death stands like Mercuries in every way; And kindly points us to our journey's end."

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