Proverbs 25:14
As vapours and wind without rain, so is he that boasteth himself of a false gift.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
In Context
15By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: With these shalt thou gore the Arameans, until they be consumed.'
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 →