Proverbs 27:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. ”

Proverbs 27:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The picture of the ostentatious flatterer going at daybreak to pour out blessings on his patron. For any good that he does, for any thanks he gets, he might as well utter curses.
Proverbs 27:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising (f) early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. (f) Hastily and without cause.
Proverbs 27:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverb...
Proverbs 27:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. He that blesseth his friend - He who makes loud and public protestations of acknowledgm...
Proverbs 27:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice— "He who spends all his time in nothing else but in extravagant praises of his benefactor, rather disparages than commends him." Or, it may be, "He tha...
Proverbs 27:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice (with grandiloquent words and lou...
Proverbs 27:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be...
Proverbs 27:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice ... — If gratitude is to be acceptable, the time, place, and manner of shewing it must all be well chosen. A man who is so eager to express his thanks t...
Proverbs 27:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of...
Proverbs 27:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs 27:17 ; Proverbs 19:1-29 . Friends, according to...
Proverbs 27:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14 . There is nothing more calculate...
Proverbs 27:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment th...
Proverbs 27:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice ,.... So as not only to be heard by him, but by others; who is extravagant in his praises and commendations of him; who exceeds all bounds of modesty, t...
Proverbs 27:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Ver. 14. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice. ] Qui leonum laudibus murem...
Proverbs 27:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that blesseth his friend That saluteth, praiseth, or applaudeth him to his face, as the manner of flatterers is; with a loud voice That both he and others may be sure to take notice of it; r...
Proverbs 27:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third...
Proverbs 27:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Note, 1. It is a great folly to be extravagant in praising even the...
Proverbs 27:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He that blesseth his friend, that saluteth, or praiseth, and applaudeth him to his face, as the manner of flatterers is, with a loud voice, that both he and others may be sure to take notice of i...
Proverbs 27:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 27:8 . Place , rather “ home .” Proverbs 27:9 . This verse is obscurely rendered in the English version. Delitzsch translates “ Oil and frankincense rejoice the heart,...
Proverbs 27:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or wha...
Proverbs 27:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Je...
Proverbs 27:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. The curse of ostentatious flattery Flattery is a species of conduct generally mos...
Proverbs 27:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Proverbs 27:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wisdom and Humility Go Hand in Hand
Proverbs 27:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:13 ; 1 Kings 22:6 ; 2 Samuel 15:2-7 ; 2 Samuel 16:16-19 ; 2 Samuel 17:7-13 ; Acts 12:22 ; Acts 12:23 ; Jeremiah 28:2-4
Proverbs 27:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Te...
Proverbs 27:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Blesseth — That praises him to his face. A loud voice — That both he, and others, may be sure to take notice of it. Rising early — To shew his great forwardness. A curse — His friend will value thi...

Proverbs 27:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 27:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:14 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 27:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 27:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 27:14 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Proverbs 27:14 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes