Proverbs 26:1
261 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
Other Translations of Proverbs 26:1
King James Version
261 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
English Standard Version
261 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
The Message
261 We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest.
New King James Version
261 As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
New Living Translation
261 Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:1
Commentary on Proverbs 26:1
(Read Proverbs 26:1)
Honour is out of season to those unworthy and unfit for it.