Proverbs 26 - Mr. T's favorite Proverb

I know all of us remember A-team with George Peppard, Mr. T, etc. The most memorable line from that movie and for Mr. T in general was always "I pity da fool". Well we should all pity the fool. A fool in the proverbialist's (word?) eyes is the most despised among men. They were pretty much worthless. They had denied God (atheists/agnostics), denied His teachings and wisdom, and were leaches on society

Maybe that is why Jesus told us never to call anyone a fool (Matthew 5:22). If we did we were in dangers of the fire of hell. So fool was a very strong insult in those days. Today fool is probably mild considering some of the other ways we insult each other, but the meaning is still relevant. Consider the names of people that we consider the most obnoxious, repugnant, difficult, and beastly. Consider those who deny God, His existence, His omnipotence. That would be what was considered a fool in OT. I am only going to touch on 1 verse since this passage is rife with the worthlessness of a fool.

26:8 Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
This pretty much says it all. We don't use a sling much anymore but consider our weapons of today. Guns. Tying a stone in a sling would be like welding the barrel of a gun shut. Preposterous and dangerous. Just as giving honor to such a person would be ridiculous. Do we honor fools today? Do you give honor or prestige to people that would have foolish qualities as mentioned earlier?