14Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.


In Context

11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

14 Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

16 Take his garment that is become surety for another, and hold him in pledge for strangers.

Proverbs 20:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:14[It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:14"It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:14It is nought, it is nought, saith every buyer: and when he is gone away, then he will boast.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone, then he boasteth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:14|It's no good, it's no good,| says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:14'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:14It is naught, it is naught, said the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.