Pro 26:1 | MHM | STEP | The Folly of Honoring Fools This section warns that it is common, but very wrong, to give honor or important positions to foolish people. Sometimes, people who do not have wisdom or good character are praised or put in power. This is as strange as seeing snow in summer or rain during harvest. When foolish or bad people are honored, it causes problems for everyone, because they often use their power badly and encourage more wrongdoing instead of good. v. 1 : The verse says, “Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool” . This means that giving respect or important roles to foolish people is unnatural and harmful, just like snow in summer or rain at harvest time ruins the crops. When fools are honored, it brings disorder and trouble to society (Ecclesiastes 10:6 ).

‏ Proverbs 26:1

The Folly of Honoring Fools

This section warns that it is common, but very wrong, to give honor or important positions to foolish people. Sometimes, people who do not have wisdom or good character are praised or put in power. This is as strange as seeing snow in summer or rain during harvest. When foolish or bad people are honored, it causes problems for everyone, because they often use their power badly and encourage more wrongdoing instead of good.

v. 1: The verse says, “Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool” . This means that giving respect or important roles to foolish people is unnatural and harmful, just like snow in summer or rain at harvest time ruins the crops. When fools are honored, it brings disorder and trouble to society (Ecclesiastes 10:6 ^a).