Proverbs 27:14

Proverbs 27:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
• New International Version (NIV)If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.

Context of Proverbs 27:14

12A prudent person sees evil and hides himself; But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty. 13Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger; And for a foreign woman seize a pledge from him. One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be considered a curse to him. 15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike; 16He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.

Proverbs 27:14 word by word

מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ רֵעֵ֨הוּ׀ בְּק֣וֹל גָּ֭דוֹל בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• One who blessesבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• his friendרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• with a loudגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• earlyשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• in the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• It will be consideredחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• a curseקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:14

• 2 Samuel 15:2And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the road to the gate; and when any man who had a lawsuit was to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call out to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”
• 2 Samuel 16:16Now it came about, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
• 2 Samuel 17:7So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
• 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Should I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead or should I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”
• Jeremiah 28:2“This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
• Acts 12:22The people repeatedly cried out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14He that blesseth his friend - He who makes loud and public protestations of acknowledgments to his friend for favors received, subjects his sincerity to suspicion; and remember the Italian proverb elsewhere quoted: - "He who praises you more than he was wont to do, has either deceived you, or is about to do it." Extravagant public professions are little to be regarded.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The picture of the ostentatious flatterer going at daybreak to pour out blessings on his patron. For any good that he does, for any thanks he gets, he might as well utter curses.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 It is folly to be fond of being praised; it is a temptation to pride.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14It is important to speak appropriately for the situation (compare Proverbs 15:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Excessive zeal in praising raises suspicions of selfishness.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:14

• Falsehood
• Friendship
• Rising

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Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings