Proverbs 25:14
As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
In Context
15In longsuffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.
Cross References
1 Kings 22:11And Sedekias son of Chanaan made for himself iron horns, and said, Thus says the Lord, With these you shall + 22:11 Gr. gore. push Syria, until it 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 →