Proverbs 25:14

In 11 translations

BSB

Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.

KJV

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.of a…: Heb. in a gift of falsehood

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Clouds and wind without rain, || [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfill his promises.

GNV

A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.

JPS

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

LXXE

As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.

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Original-language editions

WLC

נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃

LXX-Br

Ὥσπερ ἄνεμοι καὶ νέφη καὶ ὑετοὶ, ἐπιφανέστατα, οὕτως ὁ καυχώμενος ἐπὶ δόσει ψευδεῖ.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 20:6Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?
• Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
• 2 Corinthians 11:13–18For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as…
• 1 Kings 22:11Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
• 2 Peter 2:15–19They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke…
• Luke 18:10–14“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or…
• Jude 1:12–13These men are hidden reefs in your love feasts, shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried along by the wind; fruitless trees in autumn, twice dead after being…
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

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