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 Comme la neige en été, et la pluie pendant la moisson, Ainsi la gloire ne convient pas à un insensé.

2 Comme l’oiseau s’échappe, comme l’hirondelle s’envole, Ainsi la malédiction sans cause n’a point d’effet.

3 Le fouet est pour le cheval, le mors pour l’âne, Et la verge pour le dos des insensés.

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What Does Proverbs 26:1 Mean?

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