Proverbs 25:14
As clouds, and wind, when no rain followeth, so is the man that boasteth, and doth not fulfil his promises.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
In Context
15By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:11And 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 14:11Because every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
2 Corinthians 11:13For such false apostles are deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.
2 Peter 2:15Leaving the right way they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity,
Jude 1:16These are murmurers, full of complaints, walking according to their own desires, and their mouth speaketh proud things, admiring persons for gain's sake.
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 →