Proverbs 26:1 - The Scriptures 1998

¹ Like snow in summer, and rain in harvest, So esteem is not fitting for a fool.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ LIKE SNOW in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool. [Isa. 32:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

Common English Bible

¹ Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest, so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ In the manner of snow in the summer, and rain at the harvest, so also is glory unfit for the foolish.

Proverbs 26:1 Cross References

Esther 4:6

And Hathaḵ

Esther 4:9

And Hathaḵ

Psalm 12:8

The wrong walk around on every side, When worthlessness is exalted among the sons of men.

Psalm 15:4

In whose eyes a reprobate one is despised, But he esteems those who fear יהוה ; He who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The kindness of Ě

Proverbs 17:7

Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less lying lips for a noble.

Proverbs 19:10

Luxury is not fitting for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule over princes.

Proverbs 26:3

A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, And a rod for the fool’s back.

Proverbs 26:8

Like one binding a stone in a sling, So is he who gives esteem to a fool.

Proverbs 28:16

A leader who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But the hater of greed prolongs his days.

Judges 9:20

“But if not, let fire come out from Aḇ

Judges 9:7

And they informed Yotham, and he went and stood on top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted his voice and cried out, and said to them, “Hear me, you masters of Sheḵ