Proverbs 26:1
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New International Version (©1984)
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time, so honor is not right for a fool.

King James Bible
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

American King James Version
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.

American Standard Version
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

Bible in Basic English
Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

Douay-Rheims Bible
As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool.

Darby Bible Translation
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.

English Revised Version
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

Webster's Bible Translation
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.

World English Bible
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.

Young's Literal Translation
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not comely for a fool.

Geneva Study Bible

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

CHAPTER 26

Pr 26:1-28.

1. The incongruities of nature illustrate also those of the moral world. The fool's unworthiness is also implied (Pr 17:7; 19:10).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

26:1 Honour is out of season to those unworthy and unfit for it.


1 Samuel 12:17 "Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call to the LORD, that He may send thunder and rain. Then you will know and see that your wickedness is great which you have done in the sight of the LORD by asking for yourselves a king."
Proverbs 17:7 Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince. (NASB ©1995)

Cut Fitting Fool Foolish Grain Harvest Honor Honour Natural Rain Seemly Snow Summer


As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

observations about fools,1-12; about sluggards, 13-16; and about contentious busy-bodies, 17-28;

in summer 1sa 12:17,18;

so 26:3 28:16 Jud 9:7,20,56,57 Es 3:1 4:6,9 Ps 12:8 15:4 Ec 10:5-7

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