Other translations
American Standard Version
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Like snow in summer and like rain and harvest, so is honor unbecoming for a fool.
Darby Bible Translation
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
As snow in summer, and rain in harvest, so glory is not seemly for a fool.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
God's Word
Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time, so honor is not right for a fool.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.
International Standard Version
Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.
NET Bible
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
New American Standard Bible
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
New International Version
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.
New Living Translation
Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest.
Webster's Bible Translation
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest; so honor is not seemly for a fool.
The World English Bible
Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
EasyEnglish Bible
It is not right to give honour to a fool. It is as silly as snow that falls in summer, or rain that falls at the time of harvest.
Young‘s Literal Translation
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour [is] not comely for a fool.
New Life Version
Like snow in summer and like rain at gathering time, so honor is not right for a fool.
The Voice Bible
Like snow in the summer and rain in the time of harvest, so honor is never fitting for a fool.
Living Bible
Honor doesn’t go with fools any more than snow with summertime or rain with harvesttime!
New Catholic Bible
Like snow in the summer or rain during the harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Legacy Standard Bible
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So glory is not fitting for a fool.
Jubilee Bible 2000
As snow in summer and as rain in harvest, so honour is not suited for a fool.
Christian Standard Bible
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a [self-confident] fool.
New Century Version
It shouldn’t snow in summer or rain at harvest. Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.
The Message
We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Like snow during summer and rain during the harvest, so honor is not appropriate for a fool.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Good News Translation®
Praise for a fool is out of place, like snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
Wycliffe Bible
As snow in summer, and rain in harvest; so glory is unseemly to a fool. (Like snow in summer, and rain at harvest; so glory is unbecoming to a fool.)
Contemporary English Version
Expecting snow in summer and rain in the dry season makes more sense than honoring a fool.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honour is not fitting for a fool.
Common English Bible © 2011
Like snow in the summer or rain at harvest, so honor isn’t appropriate for a fool.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honour is not fitting for a fool.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Like snow in summer, like rain in harvest, honor for a fool is out of place.
New American Standard Bible
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool.
The Expanded Bible
It shouldn’t snow in summer or rain at harvest. Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.
Tree of Life Version
Like snow in summer or rain at harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Revised Standard Version
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
New International Reader's Version
It isn’t proper to honor a foolish person. That’s like having snow in summer or rain at harvest time.
BRG Bible
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
Complete Jewish Bible
Like snow in summer or rain at harvest-time, so honor for a fool is out of place.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honour is not fitting for a fool.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
As sheleg (snow) in kayitz (summer), and as matar (rain) at katzir (harvest), so kavod is not fitting for a kesil (fool).
Names of God Bible
Like snow in summertime and rain at harvest time, so honor is not right for a fool.
Modern English Version
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not seemly for a fool.
Easy-to-Read Version
Just as snow should not fall in summer, nor rain at harvest time, so people should not honor a fool.
International Children’s Bible
It shouldn’t snow in summer or rain at harvest. Neither should a foolish person ever be honored.
Lexham English Bible
Like snow in the summer and like rain at the harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
New International Version - UK
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honour is not fitting for a fool.