Matthew Henry · Verse 14
He who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, is like the morning cloud, that disappoints those who look for rain.
Proverbs 25:14
As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
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WEBBE
As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
BSB
Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
KJV
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
ASV
[As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
BBE
As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
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