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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 26:8 - Stone
Proverbs 26:8 - As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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As he that bindeth | H6887 | צָרַר |
[Verb] to {cramp} literally or {figuratively} transitively or intransitively |
a stone | H68 | אֶבֶן |
[Noun Feminine] a stone |
in a sling | H4773 | מַרְגֵּמָה |
[Noun Feminine] a stone heap |
so | H3651 | כֵּן |
[Adverb] properly set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjugation) rightly or so (in various applications to {manner} time and relation; often with other particles) |
is he that giveth | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
honour | H3519 | כָּבוֹד |
[Noun Masculine] properly weight; but only figuratively in a good {sense} splendor or copiousness |
to a fool | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.