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Proverbs 26:1

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

Proverbs 26:1 · Bible in Basic English

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Proverbs 26:1 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

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

WEB World English Bible

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

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

2 As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.

3 A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.

4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.

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