New King James Version
Proverbs 20:14
14“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.
Proverbs 20:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- New International Version (NIV)“It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Bad, bad," says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,” then brags about getting a bargain!
Context of Proverbs 20:14
12The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The Lord has made them both. 13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread. “It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts. 15There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
Read all of Proverbs 20Proverbs 20:14 word by word
רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 20:14
- Ecclesiastes 1:10Is there anything of which it may be said, “See, this is new”? It has already been in ancient times before us.
- Hosea 12:7“A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales are in his hand; He loves to oppress.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.
Commentaries on Proverbs 20:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer - How apt are men to decry the goods they wish to purchase, in order that they may get them at a cheaper rate; and, when they have made their bargain and carried it off, boast to others at how much less than its value they have obtained it! Are such honest men? Is such knavery actionable? Can such be punished only in another world? St. Augustine tells us a pleasant story on this subject: A certain mountebank…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Naught - Bad, worthless 2 Kings 2:19.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 Men use arts to get a good bargain, and to buy cheap; whereas a man ought to be ashamed of a fraud and a lie.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Sellers need to look beyond what buyers say to avoid being tricked.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. when ... his way--implying that he goes about boasting of his bargains.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 20
- 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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