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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So glory is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Expecting snow in summer and rain in the dry season makes more sense than honoring a fool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time, so honor is not right for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, "" So honor [is] not fitting for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not comely for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As snow in summer and as rain in harvest, so honor not becoming to the foolish one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like snow in summer, like rain in harvest, honor for a fool is out of place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />LIKE snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so is honor unbecoming for a fool.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not <i>seemly</i> for a fool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/26-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5283" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/26.htm">Similitudes and Instructions</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7950.htm" title="7950: kaš·še·leḡ (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Snow. From shalag; snow.">Like snow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7019.htm" title="7019: baq·qa·yiṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- To awake. From quwts; harvest, whether the product or the season.">in summer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4306.htm" title="4306: wə·ḵam·mā·ṭār (Conj-w, Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Rain. From matar; rain.">and rain</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: baq·qā·ṣîr (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">at harvest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kā·ḇō·wḏ (N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">honor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5000.htm" title="5000: nā·weh (Adj-ms) -- Comely, seemly. From na'ah or naveh; suitable, or beautiful.">befit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: liḵ·sîl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">a fool.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10</a></span><br />Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-7.htm">Proverbs 17:7</a></span><br />Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:5-7</a></span><br />There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler: / Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions. / I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-22.htm">Proverbs 30:22-23</a></span><br />a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food, / an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Isaiah 32:5</a></span><br />No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-2.htm">Proverbs 25:2</a></span><br />It is the glory of God to conceal a matter and the glory of kings to search it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-28.htm">Proverbs 28:28</a></span><br />When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a></span><br />He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-32</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?” / While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “It is decreed to you, King Nebuchadnezzar, that the kingdom has departed from you. / You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-6.htm">Matthew 7:6</a></span><br />Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-8.htm">Luke 14:8-11</a></span><br />“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited. / Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place. / But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-27.htm">1 Corinthians 1:27-29</a></span><br />But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. / He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, / so that no one may boast in His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.</p><p class="hdg">in summer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17,18</a></b></br> <i>Is it</i> not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness <i>is</i> great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-7.htm">Judges 9:7,20,56,57</a></b></br> And when they told <i>it</i> to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a></b></br> After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that <i>were</i> with him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-6.htm">Esther 4:6,9</a></b></br> So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which <i>was</i> before the king's gate… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/24-14.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">Fitting</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-7.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-9.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-13.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-27.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-27.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-23.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">Seemly</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-13.htm">Snow</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-5.htm">Summer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-18.htm">Fitting</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-4.htm">Fool</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-3.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-3.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-8.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-8.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-15.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Seemly</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-21.htm">Snow</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-25.htm">Summer</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">observations about fools</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/26-13.htm">about sluggards</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/26-17.htm">and about contentious busybodies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Like snow in summer</b><br>Snow is an anomaly in the summer, especially in the geographical context of ancient Israel, where the climate is typically hot and dry during this season. This phrase emphasizes the rarity and inappropriateness of snow in summer, symbolizing something that is out of place or unnatural. In biblical literature, snow is often associated with purity and cleansing (<a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a>), but here it serves as a metaphor for something unexpected and unsuitable.<p><b>and rain at harvest</b><br>Rain during the harvest season is detrimental, as it can ruin crops that are ready to be gathered. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, timing was crucial for successful farming. Rain at harvest would be seen as a disruption to the natural order, causing potential loss and hardship. This imagery underscores the idea of something occurring at an inappropriate time, which can lead to negative consequences.<p><b>honor does not befit a fool</b><br>In the wisdom literature of the Bible, a fool is often characterized by a lack of understanding, moral deficiency, and an unwillingness to learn (<a href="/proverbs/1-7.htm">Proverbs 1:7, 10</a>:23). Honor, which implies respect and esteem, is misaligned with the nature of a fool. The verse suggests that bestowing honor on a fool is as incongruous as snow in summer or rain during harvest. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that true honor is reserved for those who live righteously and wisely (<a href="/proverbs/3-35.htm">Proverbs 3:35</a>). The verse serves as a caution against elevating those who lack wisdom and integrity, as it disrupts the moral and social order intended by God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His proverbs often provide practical insights into righteous living.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/fool.htm">Fool</a></b><br>In the context of Proverbs, a fool is someone who rejects wisdom and instruction, often characterized by a lack of moral and spiritual insight.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/summer_and_harvest.htm">Summer and Harvest</a></b><br>These are significant agricultural seasons in ancient Israel. Summer is typically dry, and harvest time is crucial for gathering crops. Both are times when snow and rain, respectively, would be unexpected and disruptive.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inappropriateness_of_honor_for_fools.htm">The Inappropriateness of Honor for Fools</a></b><br>Just as snow in summer and rain at harvest are out of place, so is giving honor to a fool. It disrupts the natural order and can lead to chaos and confusion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Believers are called to exercise discernment in whom they honor and elevate. Honor should be reserved for those who demonstrate wisdom and godliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_folly.htm">The Consequences of Folly</a></b><br>Associating with or honoring fools can lead to negative consequences, much like unexpected weather can ruin crops. It is crucial to align oneself with those who pursue wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_godly_wisdom.htm">Seeking Godly Wisdom</a></b><br>Instead of seeking honor, believers should seek wisdom from God, which leads to true honor and respect.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_proverbs_26_on_fools.htm">Proverbs 26 (overall): How do we reconcile the repeated harshness toward “fools” with biblical themes of mercy, forgiveness, and understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_saving.htm">What does the Bible say about saving money?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_say_on_laziness.htm">What does Proverbs say about lazy people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_26_7_contradict_other_wisdom.htm">Proverbs 26:7: Does the idea of a proverb in a fool’s mouth being “useless” conflict with other Bible passages that suggest all wisdom is beneficial? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XXVI.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">As rain in harvest.</span>--This was very unusual in Palestine (comp. <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm" title="Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call to the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that you may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.">1Samuel 12:17</a>, <span class= "ital">sqq.</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>and of course very unsuitable for carrying on the work of harvest.<p><span class= "bld">So honour is not seemly for a fool.--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, for a dull person, confident in his own wisdom (<a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm" title="How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?">Proverbs 1:22</a>). It only confirms him in his good opinion of himself, making him less inclined than ever to learn.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-12.</span> - Certain proverbs concerning the fool (<span class="accented">kesil</span>), with the exception, perhaps, of ver. 2 (see on Proverbs 1:22). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest.</span> Snow in summer would be quite unnatural and unheard of (see on Proverbs 25:13). Rain falls in the usual course of things only at stated times; whence arose the phrase of "the early and of latter rains" (see on Proverbs 16:15). From spring to October or November was the dry season, and a storm at harvest time was regarded, not merely as destructive or inconvenient, but as portentous and even supernatural (see <a href="/1_samuel/12-17.htm">1 Samuel 12:17</a>, etc.). The two cases are types of all that is incongruous and unsuitable. The LXX., apparently regarding their experience in Egypt rather than the actual text, translate, "As dew in harvest, and as rain in summer." <span class="cmt_word">So honour is not seemly for a fool</span> (ver. 8; <a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">Proverbs 19:10</a>). It is quite out of place to show respect to a stupid and ungodly man, or to raise him to a post of dignity; such conduct will only confirm him in his folly, give others a wrong impression concerning him, and afford him increased power of mischief. The Greeks had a proverb about giving honour to unsuitable objects: they called it washing an ass's head with nitre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/26-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Like snow</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג ׀</span> <span class="translit">(kaš·še·leḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7950.htm">Strong's 7950: </a> </span><span class="str2">Snow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in summer</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקַּ֗יִץ</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qa·yiṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7019.htm">Strong's 7019: </a> </span><span class="str2">To awake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rain</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַמָּטָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵam·mā·ṭār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4306.htm">Strong's 4306: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at harvest,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקָּצִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> </span><span class="str2">Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb</span><br /><br /><span class="word">honor</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּבֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">befit</span><br /><span class="heb">נָאוֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5000.htm">Strong's 5000: </a> </span><span class="str2">Suitable, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fool.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִכְסִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(liḵ·sîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3684.htm">Strong's 3684: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stupid fellow, dullard, fool</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/26-1.htm">Proverbs 26:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/26-1.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 26:1 Like snow in summer and as rain (Prov. 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