Proverbs 25:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.”
Proverbs 25:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 25:14 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 25:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 25:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.”
Proverbs 25:14 — World English Bible
Proverbs 25:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.”
Proverbs 25:14 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, <FI>Is<Fi> a man boasting himself in a false gift.”
Proverbs 25:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.”
Proverbs 25:14 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.”
Proverbs 25:14 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 25:14 in Context — Proverbs 25
12 Comme un anneau d’or et une parure d’or fin, Ainsi pour une oreille docile est le sage qui réprimande.
13 Comme la fraîcheur de la neige au temps de la moisson, Ainsi est un messager fidèle pour celui qui l’envoie; Il restaure l’âme de son maître.
14 Comme des nuages et du vent sans pluie, Ainsi est un homme se glorifiant à tort de ses libéralités.
15 Par la lenteur à la colère on fléchit un prince, Et une langue douce peut briser des os.
16 Si tu trouves du miel, n’en mange que ce qui te suffit, De peur que tu n’en sois rassasié et que tu ne le vomisses.
What Does Proverbs 25:14 Mean?
Proverbs 25:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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