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


In Context

11 Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

12 A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

13 As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, So is a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And the soul of his masters he refresheth.

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

15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

16 Honey thou hast found — eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated with it, and hast vomited it.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:14Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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