Proverbs 25:14
נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת ־ שָֽׁקֶר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
In Context
13כְּצִנַּת ־ שֶׁלֶג ׀ בְּיוֹם קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִֽׁיב ׃ פ
15בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשׁוֹן רַכָּה תִּשְׁבָּר ־ גָּֽרֶם ׃
Cross References
1 Kings 22:11וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ צִדְקִיָּה בֶֽן ־ כְּנַעֲנָה קַרְנֵי בַרְזֶל וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה ־ אָמַר יְהוָה בְּאֵלֶּה תְּנַגַּח אֶת ־ אֲרָם עַד ־ כַּלֹּתָֽם ׃
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 →