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Proverbs 25:14 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. "
Proverbs 25:14
Verse in Context
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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit
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A man may be said to boast of a false gift in two ways. First, he may claim to have received or given something he never had and never gave. He makes a great show of his achievements and good deeds, but it is all false. He is not what he pretends to be.
Second, he may promise what he will give or do, but then do nothing. He builds people’s hopes for great things he will do for his country or his friends, or for the noble gifts he says he will leave behind. But either he has no means to carry it out, or he never meant to. Such a person is like the morning cloud that passes away and disappoints those who hoped for rain to water dry ground (Jude 1:12). He is like a cloud without water.
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Proverbs 25:1
"These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out."
Proverbs 25:2
"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."
Proverbs 25:3
"The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable."
Proverbs 25:4
"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer."
Proverbs 25:5
"Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness."
Proverbs 25:6
"Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great"
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