Matthew Henry · Verse 14
Men use arts to get a good bargain, and to buy cheap; whereas a man ought to be ashamed of a fraud and a lie.
Proverbs 20:14
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
BSB
“Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
KJV
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
ASV
It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
BBE
A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.
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