Proverbs 26:1-2
Proverbs 26:1-2 The Message (MSG)
We no more give honors to fools than pray for snow in summer or rain during harvest. You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.
Proverbs 26:1-2 King James Version (KJV)
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool. As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, So the curse causeless shall not come.
Proverbs 26:1-2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.
Proverbs 26:1-2 New Century Version (NCV)
It shouldn’t snow in summer or rain at harvest. Neither should a foolish person ever be honored. Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.
Proverbs 26:1-2 American Standard Version (ASV)
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool. As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
Proverbs 26:1-2 New International Version (NIV)
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Proverbs 26:1-2 New King James Version (NKJV)
As snow in summer and rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a fool. Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.
Proverbs 26:1-2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted] fool. [Is 32:6] Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving]. [Num 23:8]
Proverbs 26:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT)
Honor is no more associated with fools than snow with summer or rain with harvest. Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
Proverbs 26:1-2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
It is totally out of place to promote and honor a fool, just like it’s out of place to have snow in the summer and rain at harvest time. An undeserved curse will be powerless to harm you. It may flutter over you like a bird, but it will find no place to land.