The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
Proverbs 27:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Whoever blesses a neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 Greeting a neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning will be viewed as a curse. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth. |
The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king; let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred of them, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” They said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.