Proverbs 25:14 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

¹⁴ As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift Is like clouds and wind without rain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Whoever falsely boasts of gifts [he does not give] is like clouds and wind without rain. [Jude 12.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ People who brag about a gift never given are like clouds and wind that produce no rain.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.

Proverbs 25:14 Cross References

Proverbs 20:6

Most men wilt proclaim every one his own kindness: But a faithful man who can find?

Luke 14:11

For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Jude 1:16

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), shewing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

2 Corinthians 11:31

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

1 Kings 22:11

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until they be consumed.

Jeremiah 5:13

and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

Micah 2:11

If a man walking in wind and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.