Proverbs 25:14
A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
In Context
15By patience, a leader shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:11Also, Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made for himself horns of iron, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these, you shall threaten Syria, until you destroy it.”
Luke 14:11For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.”
2 Corinthians 11:13For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers, are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.
2 Peter 2:15Abandoning the straight path, they wandered astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of iniquity.
Jude 1:16These ones are complaining murmurers, walking according to their own desires. And their mouth is speaking arrogance, admiring persons for the sake of gain.
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 →