Proverbs
Proverbs 26:1
1Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,
honor does not befit a fool.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like snow | כַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ | kaš·še·leḡ | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7950 snow |
| in summer | בַּקַּ֗יִץ | baq·qa·yiṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7019 summer, summer-fruit |
| and rain | וְכַמָּטָ֥ר | wə·ḵam·mā·ṭār | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4306 rain |
| at harvest | בַּקָּצִ֑יר | baq·qā·ṣîr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| honor | כָּבֽוֹד׃ | kā·ḇō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
| does not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| befit | נָאוֶ֖ה | nā·weh | Adjective - masculine singular | H5000 comely, seemly |
| a fool | לִכְסִ֣יל | liḵ·sîl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:10 · Proverbs 28:16 · Proverbs 26:8 · Esther 3:1–15 · Esther 4:6 · Psalm 15:4 · Psalm 12:8 · 1 Samuel 12:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.