Proverbs 27:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁴ If one blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ The flatterer who loudly praises and glorifies his neighbor, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as cursing him [for he will be suspected of sinister purposes].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning will be viewed as a curse.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.

Proverbs 27:14 Cross References

1 Kings 22:13

The messenger  who went to call Micaiah instructed him, ‘Look, the words of the prophets are unanimously favourable for the king. So let your words be like theirs, and speak favourably.’

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men,  and asked them, ‘Should I go against Ramoth-gilead for war or should I refrain? ’ They replied, ‘March up, and the Lord will hand it over to the king.’

Proverbs 27:15

An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike;