14Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.


In Context

11 A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear.

13 Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the spirit of his masters.

14 Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.

15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

16 If you find honey, eat just enough- too much of it, and you will vomit.

Proverbs 25:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:14As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:14As clouds and wind without rain,'so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:14Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:14As clouds and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:14Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:14As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:14Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:14Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.