“Like snow in summer, or rain during harvest, so is honour given to a fool.”
(Proverbs 26:1, my remix)
This is not just about bad timing. This is about moral chaos. It’s nature being violated. Agricultural sabotage. Snow in an Israeli summer would be a joke if it weren’t so deadly. Rain during harvest isn’t refreshing—it’s ruinous. It makes a mess of what should have been the reward of hard work.
That’s what it’s like when you put a fool on a pedestal.
The Hebrew word for fool here isn’t some lovable idiot. It’s kesil—the hard-headed mocker who refuses to learn, who doubles down on stupidity with swagger. It’s the guy who tweets arrogance, the politician who won’t read a book, the influencer who drowns out wisdom with noise.
And kavod? That’s not just a pat on the back. It’s weight. Gravitas. It’s the same word used for God’s glory. So when you give kavod to a fool, you are redistributing sacred weight to someone who cannot carry it—and should never be trusted to.
In a culture obsessed with clout over character, this is a warning: Don’t honour people just because they’re loud. Or trending. Or rich. That’s like hosting a snowstorm in July. You’ll get attention—but at the cost of everything that should be growing.