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Proverbs 26:8
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool (note: Or, as he that putteth a precious stone in an heap of stones).
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.