Proverbs 25:14
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift,.... Of his charity and alms deeds; bragging of great things he does this way,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The disappointment caused by him who promises much and performs little or nothing, is likened to the phenomena of an…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
He may be said to boast of a false gift, 1. Who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, which he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Lit.,
Clouds and wind and no rain;
A man who boasts himself of a gift of falsehood.
The rising wind and gathering…
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