Proverbs 25:14

“Who so boasteth himselfe of a false gift, is like cloudes and winde without raine.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Proverbs 25:14

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.
- King James Version

{Like} clouds and wind without rain Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

`As' clouds and wind without rain, `So is' he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
- American Standard Version (1901)

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

Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.
- Darby Bible

Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
- Webster's Bible

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

Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
- Youngs Literal Bible

As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for Proverbs 25:14

Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 25:14

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.


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