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Proverbs 26:1
1It is not right to give honour to a fool. It is as silly as snow that falls in summer, or rain that falls at the time of harvest.
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
It is not right to give honour to a fool. It is as silly as snow that falls in summer, or rain that falls at the time of harvest. 2If someone curses you for no reason, it will not stay with you. Their words will be like birds that never stop to rest. 3There are right ways to punish a horse or a donkey. The right way to punish a fool is to beat him with a stick.
Read all of Proverbs 26Proverbs 26:1 word by word
כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ בַּקַּ֗יִץ וְכַמָּטָ֥ר בַּקָּצִ֑יר כֵּ֤ן לֹא־נָאוֶ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 26:1
- 1 Samuel 12:17This is the time of the wheat harvest. I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will understand that you have done an evil thing against the Lord. You asked for a king to rule over you.’
- Judges 9:7When Jotham heard the news of what had happened, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim. He stood there and he shouted to the people, ‘Leaders of Shechem, listen to me! Then perhaps God will listen to you.
- Esther 3:1After some time, King Xerxes gave one of his officers greater authority. The officer's name was Haman. He was the son of Hammedatha, a descendant of Agag. Haman became the most important officer who served the king.
- Esther 4:6So Hathach went to speak to Mordecai. Mordecai was outside the king's gate, in an open place.
- Psalms 12:8But if people praise evil things, then wicked people will boast more and more.
- Psalms 15:4He does not respect wicked people, but he does respect people who serve the Lord. When he promises to do something, he always does it.
- Ecclesiastes 10:5I have seen another terrible thing that happens on the earth. It happens when a ruler does a silly thing.
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
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