“ Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. ”
The disappointment caused by him who promises much and performs little or nothing, is likened to the phenomena of an eastern climate; the drought of summer, the eager expectation of men who watch t...
Whoever boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] (k) clouds and wind without rain. (k) Which have an outward appearance, and are nothing within.
First Division. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Prov...
false . pretended. Illustrations: Zedekiah( 1 Kings 22:11 ); Hananiah ( Jeremiah 28:1-4 ); Shemaiah ( Jeremiah 29:24-31 ); false apostles ( 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ). wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9....
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. A false gift - מתת שקר mattath shaker, a lying gift, one promised, but never bestowed. "Whoso maketh greate boastes, and...
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift— Or, pretends he will give a valuable gift, and disappoints the expectation, is like clouds and wind without rain. See 1 Kings 18:45 .
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. Whose boasteth himself of a false gift - raising expectations by promises which he never fulfills. (Is like) cl...
Courts. Quarrels 1-7. relate to kings and courts.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift — i.e., talks loudly of what he is going to do for another, and then does nothing. Clouds and wind. — Generally followed by heavy rain, (Comp. 1 Kings 1...
CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearch...
Words Fitly Spoken Proverbs 25:1-14 This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to th...
We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, th...
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 su...
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift ,.... Of his charity and alms deeds; bragging of great things he does this way, when he does nothing; or who is very vain in making large promises of what he w...
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain. Ver. 14. Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift ] As Ptolemy, surnamed Dωσων, from his fair promises, slack performan...
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift Falsely pretends that he hath given, or will give, a valuable gift; or who raises high expectations by promising much, and then deceives them by performing li...
In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. He may be said to boast of a false gift, 1. Who pretends to have received or given that which he n...
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift, pretending that he hath given, or promising that he will give, a man those gifts, which he neither hath given, nor intendeth to give him, is like clouds and...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 25:14 . A false gift . This gift is generally understood to be one bestowed by the boaster, but which is worth nothing, or the mere promise of a gift which is never fulfi...
Proverbs 25:1 . These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32 . The supplement to th...
EXPOSITION Verse 1-29:27 Part VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS , gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the...
True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects.
1 Kings 22:11 ; 2 Corinthians 11:13-18 ; 2 Corinthians 11:31 ; 2 Peter 2:15-19 ; Jude 1:12 ; Jude 1:13 ; Jude 1:16 ; Luke 14:11 ; Luke 18:10-14 ; Proverbs 20:6
Boasteth — Promising what he never intends to give. Is like — Like empty clouds carried about with wind, and not affording that rain which they promise.