Proverbs 27:14

New International Reader's Version

Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning. Then you might as well be cursing him.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:13

A messenger went to get Micaiah. He said to him, “Look. The other prophets agree. All of them are saying the king will have success. So agree with them. Say the same thing they do.”

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel brought about 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead? Or should I stay here?” “Go,” they answered. “The Lord will hand it over to you.”

Psalm 12:2

Everyone tells lies to their neighbors. With their lips they praise others, but they don’t really mean it.

Proverbs 27:15

A nagging wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.