Proverbs 25:14
Clouds and wind without rain, [is] he who boasts himself of his gifts falsely.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
In Context
15By long-suffering a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for him horns of iron, and said, Thus says LORD, With these thou shall push the Syrians until they be consumed.
Luke 14:11Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are FALSE apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves into apostles of Christ.
2 Peter 2:15having forsaked a straight path, they were led astray, men who followed the way of Balaam, son of Beor, who loved the wage of unrighteousness.
Jude 1:16These are grumblers, fault-finders, going according to their lusts, and their mouth speaks overblown things, marveling personages for the sake of advantage.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:14
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. See here, 1. What ought to be the care of a servant, the meanest that is sent on an errand and entrusted with any business, much more the greatest, the agent and ambassador of a prince; he ought to be faithful to him that sends him, and to see to it that he do not, by mistake or with design, falsify his trust, and that he be in nothing that lies in his power wanting to his… Read the whole commentary →