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Proverbs 25:14
14Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.
Proverbs 25:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Context of Proverbs 25:14
12Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear. 13Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master. Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given. 15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. 16If you find honey, eat just enough— too much of it, and you will vomit.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:14 word by word
נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:14
- Proverbs 20:6Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?
- 1 Kings 22:11Now Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had made iron horns and he declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.’ ”
- Luke 14:11For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
- Luke 18:10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
- 2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness.
- Jude 1:12These people are blemishes at your love feasts, eating with you without the slightest qualm—shepherds who feed only themselves. They are clouds without rain, blown along by the wind; autumn trees, without fruit and uprooted—twice dead.
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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