Proverbs 20:14

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 King James Version (NKJV)“It is good for nothing,” cries the buyer; But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

Context of Proverbs 20:14

12Ears to hear and eyes to see— both are gifts from the Lord. 13If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat! The buyer haggles over the price, saying, “It’s worthless,” then brags about getting a bargain! 15Wise words are more valuable than much gold and many rubies. 16Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.

Proverbs 20:14 word by word

רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• naughtרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the buyerקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• but when he is goneאָזַל'âzal · be goneH235
• his way, then he boastethהָלַלhâlal · to boast: boastH1984

Cross-references for Proverbs 20:14

• Ecclesiastes 1:10Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new.
• Hosea 12:7But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales— they love to cheat.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 20:14

• Boasting
• Dishonesty
• Hypocrisy

In the dictionaries

• Advice
• Cease
• Counsel
• Naught
• Obscure
• Proclaim
• Pure
• Purpose
• Wait
• Naught; Naughty; Naughtiness

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