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Proverbs 26:1

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Proverbs 26:1 · King James Version

In other versions

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

    ASV

  • Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.

    BBE

  • As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.

    DBY

  • Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.

    WEB

  • As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour `is' not comely for a fool.

    YLT

  • As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not suitable for a fool.

    ENG

  • As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.

    WBT

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

    BSB

In context

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

2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.

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