Proverbs 26:1

Proverbs 26:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
• New International Version (NIV)Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

Context of Proverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool. 2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest. 3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Proverbs 26:1 word by word

כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ בַּקַּ֗יִץ וְכַמָּטָ֥ר בַּקָּצִ֑יר כֵּ֤ן לֹא־נָאוֶ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

• Like snowשֶׁ֫לֶגsheleg · snowH7950
• in summerקַ֫יִץqayits · summerH7019
• and rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• at harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• at harvestכֵּןkên · soH3651
• honorכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• does notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• befitנָאוֶהnâ'veh · lovelyH5000
• a foolכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:1

• 1 Samuel 12:17Is it not the wheat harvest today? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain, so that you will know and see what a great evil you have committed in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king.”
• Judges 9:7When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
• Esther 3:1After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
• Esther 4:6So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the city square in front of the king’s gate,
• Psalms 12:8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.
• Psalms 15:4who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
• Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:

Commentaries on Proverbs 26:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1As snow in summer - None of these is suitable to the time; and at this unsuitable time, both are unwelcome: so a fool to be in honor is unbecoming.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1In Palestine there is commonly hardly any rain from the early showers of spring to October. Hence, “rain in harvest” became sometimes (see the marginal reference) a supernatural sign, sometimes, as here, a proverb for whatever was strange and incongruous.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Verse 1 Honour is out of season to those unworthy and unfit for it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1It is not right to honor fools.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-28Pr 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).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings