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 O sábio que repreende junto a um ouvido disposto a escutar é [como] pendentes de ouro e ornamentos de ouro refinado.
13 Como frio de neve no tempo da colheita, [assim] é o mensageiro fiel para aqueles que o enviam; porque ele refresca a alma de seus senhores.
14 [Como] nuvens e ventos que não trazem chuva, [assim] é o homem que se orgulha de falsos presentes.
15 Com paciência para não se irar é que se convence um líder; e a língua suave quebra ossos.
16 Achaste mel? Come o que te for suficiente; para que não venhas a ficar cheio demais, e vomites.
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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