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

Jude 1:12
These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves: clouds without water, which are carried about by winds: trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots:

Proverbs 20:6
Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?

Jeremiah 5:13
The prophets have spoken in the wind, and there was no word of God in them: these things therefore shall befall them.

Micah 2:11
Arise ye, and depart, for there is no rest here for you. For that uncleanness of the land, it shall be corrupted with a grievous corruption.

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

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Proverbs 20:6 Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?

1 Kings 22:11 And Sedecias, the son of Chanaana, made himself horns of iron, and said: Thus saith the Lord: With these shalt thou push Syria, till thou destroy it.

Luke 14:11 Because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled: and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 18:10-14 Two men went up into the temple to pray: the one a Pharisee and the other a publican. . . .

2 Corinthians 11:13-18,31 For such false apostles are deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. . . .

2 Peter 2:15-19 Leaving the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor who loved the wages of iniquity, . . .

Jude 1:12,13,16 These are spots in their banquets, feasting together without fear, feeding themselves: clouds without water, which are carried about by winds: trees of the autumn, unfruitful, twice dead, plucked up by the roots: . . .

Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul. 14As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.15By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.…
Lexicon
[Like] clouds
נְשִׂיאִ֣ים (nə·śî·’îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist

and wind
וְ֭רוּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

without
אָ֑יִן (’ā·yin)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

rain
וְגֶ֣שֶׁם (wə·ḡe·šem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1653: Rain, shower

[is] the man
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who boasts
מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל (miṯ·hal·lêl)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1984: To shine

of gifts
בְּמַתַּת־ (bə·mat·taṯ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4991: A present

never given.
שָֽׁקֶר׃ (šā·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood


Additional Translations
Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.Whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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