Assamese: ফিঙ্গাত শিল বন্ধা যেনে, অজ্ঞানীক সন্মান দিয়াও তেনে।
AYT: Bagaikan orang mengikat batu pada umban, seperti itulah orang yang memberi hormat kepada orang bodoh.
Bengali: যেমন ফিঙ্গাতে পাথর বাধা, তেমনি সেই জন, যে নির্বোধকে সম্মান করে।
Gujarati: જે વ્યક્તિ મૂર્ખને માન આપે છે, તે પથ્થરના ઢગલામાં રત્નોની કોથળી મૂકનાર જેવો છે.
Hindi: जैसे पत्थरों के ढेर में मणियों की थैली, वैसे ही मूर्ख को महिमा देनी होती है।
Kannada: ಮೂಢನಿಗೆ ಕೊಡುವ ಮಾನವು, ಕವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿಟ್ಟ ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಾಗೆ.
Marathi: मूर्खाला आदर देणारा गोफणीत दगड बांधण्याऱ्यासारखा आहे.
Odiya: ଯେପରି ପ୍ରସ୍ତରରାଶିରେ ମଣିର ଥଳୀ, ସେପରି ସେ, ଯେ ମୂର୍ଖକୁ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦିଏ ।
Punjabi: ਜਿਵੇਂ ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਢੇਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਤਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਹੈ, ਓਵੇਂ ਮੂਰਖ ਨੂੰ ਆਦਰ ਦੇਣਾ ਹੈ,
Tamil: மூடனுக்கு மரியாதை கொடுக்கிறவன் கவணிலே கல்லைக்கட்டுகிறவன்போல் இருப்பான்.
Telugu: బుద్ధిలేని వాణ్ణి గొప్ప చేసే వాడు వడిసెలలో రాయి కదలకుండా కట్టేసే వాడితో సమానం.
NETBible: Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
NASB: Like one who binds a stone in a sling, So is he who gives honor to a fool.
HCSB: Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.
LEB: Like tying a stone to a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
NIV: Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honour to a fool.
ESV: Like one who binds the stone in the sling is one who gives honor to a fool.
NRSV: It is like binding a stone in a sling to give honor to a fool.
REB: Like one who ties the stone into his sling is he who bestows honour on a fool.
NKJV: Like one who binds a stone in a sling Is he who gives honor to a fool.
KJV: As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so [is] he that giveth honour to a fool.
NLT: Honoring a fool is as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
GNB: Praising someone who is stupid makes as much sense as tying a stone in a sling.
ERV: Showing honor to a fool is as bad as tying a rock in a sling.
BBE: Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
MSG: Putting a fool in a place of honor is like setting a mud brick on a marble column.
CEV: Are you going to honor a fool? Why not shoot a slingshot with the rock tied tight?
CEVUK: Are you going to honour a fool? Why not shoot a slingshot with the stone tied tight?
GWV: Like tying a stone to a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
NET [draft] ITL: Like tying <06887> a stone <068> in a sling <04773>, so <03651> is giving <05414> honor <03519> to a fool <03684>.