14If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.


In Context

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

14 If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

15 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;

16 restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

Proverbs 27:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:14Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:14He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.