Proverbs 26:1

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 12:8 : 8 for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.
  • Prov 17:7 : 7 Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!
  • Prov 19:10 : 10 Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!
  • Prov 26:8 : 8 Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.
  • Prov 28:16 : 16 The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
  • Eccl 10:5-7 : 5 I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes. 6 Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions. 7 I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.
  • Ps 52:1 : 1 For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul:“David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
  • Judg 9:7 : 7 Jotham’s Parable When Jotham heard the news, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below,“Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!
  • Judg 9:20 : 20 But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”
  • Judg 9:56-57 : 56 God repaid Abimelech for the evil he did to his father by murdering his seventy half-brothers. 57 God also repaid the men of Shechem for their evil deeds. The curse spoken by Jotham son of Jerub-Baal fell on them.
  • 1 Sam 12:17-18 : 17 Is this not the time of the wheat harvest? I will call on the LORD so that he makes it thunder and rain. Realize and see what a great sin you have committed before the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves.” 18 So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD made it thunder and rain that day. All the people were very afraid of both the LORD and Samuel.
  • Esth 3:1-9 : 1 Haman Conspires to Destroy the Jews Some time later King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, exalting him and setting his position above that of all the officials who were with him. 2 As a result, all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate were bowing and paying homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded. However, Mordecai did not bow, nor did he pay him homage. 3 Then the servants of the king who were at the king’s gate asked Mordecai,“Why are you violating the king’s commandment?” 4 And after they had spoken to him day after day without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai’s part would be permitted. Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew. 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage. 6 But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai’s people. So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews(that is, the people of Mordecai) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus. 7 In the first month(that is, the month of Nisan), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus’ reign, pur(that is, the lot) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month. It turned out to be the twelfth month(that is, the month of Adar). 8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus,“There is a particular people that is dispersed and spread among the inhabitants throughout all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of all other peoples. Furthermore, they do not observe the king’s laws. It is not appropriate for the king to provide a haven for them. 9 If the king is so inclined, let an edict be issued to destroy them. I will pay 10,000 talents of silver to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business.” 10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, who was hostile toward the Jews. 11 The king replied to Haman,“Keep your money, and do with those people whatever you wish.” 12 So the royal scribes were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king’s satraps and governors who were in every province and to the officials of every people, province by province according to its script and people by people according to its language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king’s signet ring. 13 Letters were sent by the runners to all the king’s provinces stating that they should destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, from youth to elderly, both women and children, on a particular day, namely the thirteenth day of the twelfth month(that is, the month of Adar), and to loot and plunder their possessions. 14 A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, so that they would be prepared for this day. 15 The messengers scurried forth with the king’s order. The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar!
  • Esth 4:6 : 6 So Hathach went to Mordecai at the plaza of the city in front of the king’s gate.
  • Esth 4:9 : 9 So Hathach returned and related Mordecai’s instructions to Esther.
  • Prov 26:3 : 3 A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 26:7-12
    6 verses
    77%

    7Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.

    8Like tying a stone in a sling, so is giving honor to a fool.

    9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.

    10Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passerby.

    11Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

    12You have seen a man wise in his own opinion– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 26:2-5
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    75%

    2Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

    3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.

  • Prov 19:10
    74%

    10Luxury is not appropriate for a fool; how much less for a servant to rule over princes!

  • Prov 3:35
    73%

    35The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

  • Eccl 7:5-6
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    72%

    5Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

  • Prov 12:15-16
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    71%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

    16A fool’s annoyance is known at once, but the prudent conceals dishonor.

  • Prov 17:16
    71%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Prov 19:1
    71%

    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 25:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the heart of his masters.

    14Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

  • Prov 20:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3It is an honor for a person to cease from strife, but every fool quarrels.

    4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.

  • Prov 13:16
    70%

    16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

  • Prov 15:5
    70%

    5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

  • Prov 10:23
    70%

    23Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

  • Prov 24:7
    70%

    7Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

  • Prov 13:18
    70%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 29:11
    69%

    11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    69%

    7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.

    8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.

  • Eccl 10:6
    69%

    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 27:22
    69%

    22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

  • Ps 92:6
    69%

    6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

  • Prov 10:5
    69%

    5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a shameful son.

  • Prov 29:20
    69%

    20You have seen someone who is hasty in his words– there is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Prov 30:22
    69%

    22under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who becomes stuffed with food,

  • Prov 14:33
    68%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Prov 12:23
    68%

    23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.

  • Eccl 10:3
    68%

    3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

  • Prov 14:3
    68%

    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 7:9
    68%

    9Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Prov 14:18
    68%

    18The naive have inherited folly, but the shrewd will be crowned with knowledge.

  • Prov 17:24
    68%

    24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 18:2
    68%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

  • Prov 27:3
    68%

    3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

  • Prov 10:8
    68%

    8The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.