Proverbs 26:1

Similitudes and Instructions · Proverbs 26:1–28
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Translations

Modern
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Traditional
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Literal
Like the snow in the summer, and like the rain in the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Latin
Quomodo nix in æstate, et pluviæ in messe, sic indecens est stulto gloria.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

Notes

It is not right to honor fools.

Glossary

Hezekiah Proverbs, Book of

Topics

Fools: Honor is Unbecoming For Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena: General Scriptures Concerning Rain: Unusual in Harvest Time Summer: Snow In The Harvest: (Rain In) Honor Given to Fools