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Proverbs 25:14 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 25 · verse 14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.Proverbs 25:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 25:14 in context
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.
14Whoso 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- boastethhâlalto be clearH1984 →
- cloudsnâsîyʼproperly, an exalted oneH5387 →
- Whosoʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- falsesheqeran untruthH8267 →
- giftmattâtha presentH4991 →
- windrûwachwindH7307 →
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He may be said to boast of a false gift, 1. Who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, which he never gave, makes a noise of his great accomplishments and his good services, but it is all false; he is not what he pretends to be. Or, 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary