Matthew Henry · Verse 14
It is folly to be fond of being praised; it is a temptation to pride.
Proverbs 27:14
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
BSB
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
KJV
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
ASV
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
BBE
He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.
Original Hebrew
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מְבָרֵךְ
me·va·rekh
[one who] blesses
H1288
רֵעֵהוּ
re·'e·hu
neighbor his
H7453
בְּקוֹל
be·kol
with a voice
H6963
גָּדוֹל
ga·dol
great
H1419
בַּבֹּקֶר
ba·bo·ker
in the morning
H1242
הַשְׁכֵּים
hash·keim
rising early
H7925
קְלָלָה
ke·la·lah
a curse
H7045
תֵּחָשֶׁב
te·cha·shev
it is reckoned
H2803
לוֹ
lo
to him
H9033
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