Proverbs
Proverbs 25:14
14Like clouds and wind without rain
is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| clouds | נְשִׂיאִ֣ים | nə·śî·’îm | Noun - masculine plural | H5387 one lifted up |
| and wind | וְ֭רוּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| without | אָ֑יִן | ’ā·yin | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| rain | וְגֶ֣שֶׁם | wə·ḡe·šem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1653 rain, shower |
| the man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who boasts | מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל | miṯ·hal·lêl | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1984 shine |
| of gifts | בְּמַתַּת־ | bə·mat·taṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4991 id. |
| never given | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 20:6 · Luke 14:11 · 2 Corinthians 11:13–18 · 2 Peter 2:15–19 · Jude 1:16 · 1 Kings 22:11
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.