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What does Proverbs 26:1 mean?

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

— Proverbs 26:1 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

1

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

2

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

3

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

4

Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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