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

Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest. 2Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim. 3Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle, and a fool with a rod to his back!

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 12:17You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the Lord for a king!”
• Judges 9:7When Jotham heard about this, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted, “Listen to me, citizens of Shechem! Listen to me if you want God to listen to you!
• Esther 3:1Some time later King Xerxes promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite over all the other nobles, making him the most powerful official in the empire.
• Esther 4:6So Hathach went out to Mordecai in the square in front of the palace gate.
• Psalms 12:8even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.
• Psalms 15:4Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.
• Ecclesiastes 10:5There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake

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