Proverbs 25:14 Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

English Standard Version
Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

New American Standard Bible
Like clouds and wind without rain Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.

King James Bible
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.

International Standard Version
Like clouds and winds without rain is the man who brags about gifts he never gave.

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

Young's Literal Translation
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, Is a man boasting himself in a false gift.

Cross References

Jude 1:12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit wither, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

Jeremiah 5:13
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done to them.

Micah 2:11
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

25:1-3 God needs not search into any thing; nothing can be hid from him. But it is the honour of rulers to search out matters, to bring to light hidden works of darkness. 4,5. For a prince to suppress vice, and reform his people, is the best way to support his government. 6,7. Religion teaches us humility and self-denial. He who has seen the glory of the Lord in Christ Jesus, will feel his own unworthiness. 8-10. To be hasty in beginning strife, will bring into difficulties. War must at length end, and might better be prevented. It is so in private quarrels; do all thou canst to settle the matter. 11,12. A word of counsel, or reproof, rightly spoken, is especially beautiful, as fine fruit becomes still more beautiful in silver baskets. 13. See what ought to be the aim of him that is trusted with any business; to be faithful. A faithful minister, Christ's messenger, should be thus acceptable to us. 14. He who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, is like the morning cloud, that disappoints those who look for rain. 15. Be patient to bear a present hurt. Be mild to speak without passion; for persuasive language is the most effectual to prevail over the hardened mind. 16. God has given us leave to use grateful things, but we are cautioned against excess.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

14. clouds—literally, "vapors" (Jer 10:13), clouds only in appearance.

a false gift—promised, but not given.