Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:14
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
12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient 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. Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. 15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled 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 goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
- 1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith Yhwh, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
- Luke 14:11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
- Luke 18:10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
- 2 Corinthians 11:13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
- 2 Peter 2:15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
- Jude 1:12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 25:14 of a…: Heb. in a gift of falsehood. ↩
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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