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Proverbs 25:14
14Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.
Proverbs 25:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
- New International Version (NIV)Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever falsely boasts of giving Is like clouds and wind without rain.
Context of Proverbs 25:14
12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear. 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so] is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift. 15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 16Hast thou found honey? Eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit it.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:14 word by word
נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:14
- Proverbs 20:6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find?
- 1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.
- Luke 14:11for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 18:10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
- 2 Peter 2:15having left [the] straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved [the] reward of unrighteousness;
- Jude 1:12These are spots in your love-feasts, feasting together [with you] without fear, pasturing themselves; clouds without water, carried along by [the] winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14A false gift - שקר מתת mattath shaker, a lying gift, one promised, but never bestowed. "Whoso maketh greate boastes, and giveth nothing;" Coverdale. So the Vulgate: "Vir gloriosus, et promissa non complens;" "A bragging man, who does not fulfill his promises," is like clouds which appear to be laden with vapor, and like the wind which, though it blow from a rainy quarter, brings no moistness with it. So the vain boaster; he is big with promise, but…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The disappointment caused by him who promises much and performs little or nothing, is likened to the phenomena of an eastern climate; the drought of summer, the eager expectation of men who watch the rising clouds and the freshening breeze, the bitter disappointment when the breeze dies off, and the clouds pass away, and the wished for rain does not come.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 He who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, is like the morning cloud, that disappoints those who look for rain.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14In Israel, rain is rare. When storm clouds appear but do not bring rain, it is like the disappointment of empty promises. Compare this to Jude’s description of false teachers (Jude 1:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. clouds--literally, "vapors" (Jr 10:13), clouds only in appearance. a false gift--promised, but not given.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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