Proverbs 26:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 26:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 26:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 26:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.”

Proverbs 26:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 26:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 26:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 26:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour <FI>is<Fi> not comely for a fool.”

Proverbs 26:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 26:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 26:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 26:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As the snowe in the sommer, and as the raine in the haruest are not meete, so is honour vnseemely for a foole.”

Proverbs 26:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 26:1 in Context — Proverbs 26

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

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

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

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What Does Proverbs 26:1 Mean?

Proverbs 26:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 26. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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