Proverbs 26:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 26:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 26:1 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 26:1 — KJV
“As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.”
— Proverbs 26:1 (KJV)
Proverbs 26:1 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 26:1
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:1: summer, harvest
“Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:1: rain, harvest
“For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. likewise...: Heb. and to the shower of rain, and to the showers of rain of his strength”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:1: snow, rain
“Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. the shouting...: or, the alarm is fallen upon, etc”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:1: summer, harvest
“For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. consider...: or, regard my set dwelling upon...: or, after rain”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 26:1: rain, harvest
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