King James Version
Proverbs 26:1 in the King James Version says “As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.”
Proverbs 26:1 · KJV
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in summer”
H7019harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“so honour”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
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