Proverbs 25:14 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Like a dense fog or a dust storm, so is a person who brags about a gift that he does not give.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

ASV:

As clouds and wind without rain,'so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

BBE:

As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.

DBY:

Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

ERV:

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

JPS:

As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.

WBS:

Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

WEB:

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

YLT:

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Proverbs 25:14 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 5:13 "The prophets are as wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!"

Micah 2:11 "If a man walking after wind and falsehood Had told lies and said, 'I will speak out to you concerning wine and liquor,' He would be spokesman to this people.

Jude 1:12 These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

25:14 Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] {k} clouds and wind without rain.
(k) Which have an outward appearance, and are nothing within.

WES:

25:14 Boasteth - Promising what he never intends to give. Is like - Like empty clouds carried about with wind, and not affording that rain which they promise.

MHC:

25:1-3 God needs not search into any thing; nothing can be hid from him. But it is the honour of rulers to search out matters, to bring to light hidden works of darkness. 4,5. For a prince to suppress vice, and reform his people, is the best way to support his government. 6,7. Religion teaches us humility and self-denial. He who has seen the glory of the Lord in Christ Jesus, will feel his own unworthiness. 8-10. To be hasty in beginning strife, will bring into difficulties. War must at length end, and might better be prevented. It is so in private quarrels; do all thou canst to settle the matter. 11,12. A word of counsel, or reproof, rightly spoken, is especially beautiful, as fine fruit becomes still more beautiful in silver baskets. 13. See what ought to be the aim of him that is trusted with any business; to be faithful. A faithful minister, Christ's messenger, should be thus acceptable to us. 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. 15. Be patient to bear a present hurt. Be mild to speak without passion; for persuasive language is the most effectual to prevail over the hardened mind. 16. God has given us leave to use grateful things, but we are cautioned against excess.

CONC:

Boasteth Boasting Boasts Clouds Credit Deceptively Falsely Gift Gifts None Offering Rain Takes Vapours Wind

Boasteth Boasting Boasts Clouds Credit False. Falsely Gift Gifts Offering Rain Vapours Wind

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