Proverbs - Honor

Proverbs 26:1

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

The proverb here is letting us know that honor is completely inappropriate for a fool.  We should not honor a fool.  Sometimes people flatter and speak highly of a fool to gain something.  The fool could be in a position of influence and someone might give them honor hoping to gain something.  We must be careful when giving honor and make sure that we are rendering honor to whom honor is do.  If we want to make it easier for our children to honor their father and mother we should seek to be wise women and leave folly aside.  When we conduct our lives in a manner seeking to make the wisest choices, honor will naturally follow.  Honor is to esteem someone highly and put them in a place of high regard.  Who are you honoring?  Are they foolish or are they wise?  Remember that honor to a fool is like lying out on the beach and having the snow fall all around.  It doesn’t fit the scenario and people are not prepared for it.

Seasons have appropriate conditions.  We like the snow but not at the beach when we are clothed for warm seasonal weather.  We like the warmth of the sun but not when Mr. Snowman is trying to maintain his identity.  The Lord is letting us know that honor is not appropriate for a fool any more than the cold snow is appropriate for summer activities.  Our world honors fools all the time.  There are awards given for music containing destructive lyrics. There are honors given to actors who portray characters that lead people to live lives that are foolish and destructive.  As followers of Jesus Christ we must consider who we honor and speak highly of.  Those who give us His truth deserve honor.  Those in authority over our lives should be given honor.  Our parents deserve our honor.  Before we speak highly of someone, consider if their lives are filled with foolishness according to God’s standard and then render honor to whom honor is due and withhold honor from a foolish person.