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 or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. 2Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest. 3A whip for the horse and 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• As snowשֶׁ֫לֶגsheleg · snowH7950
• in summerקַ֫יִץqayits · summerH7019
• and as rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• in harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• so honourכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• is not seemlyנָאוֶהnâ'veh · lovelyH5000
• for a foolכְּסִילkesîyl · foolH3684

Cross-references for Proverbs 26:1

• 1 Samuel 12:17Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the Lord so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the Lord by asking for a king for yourselves.”
• Judges 9:7When Jotham heard the news, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
• Esther 3:1Some time later King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, exalting him and setting his position above that of all the officials who were with him.
• Esther 4:6So Hathach went to Mordecai at the plaza of the city in front of the king’s gate.
• Psalms 12:8for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.
• Psalms 15:4He despises a reprobate, but honors the Lord’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.
• Ecclesiastes 10:5I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.

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