Proverbs 27 · Verse 14

Proverbs 27:14

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, King James Version

Proverbs 27:14 in other translations

BSBIf one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
WEBHe who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
ASVHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
YLTWhoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
DARBYHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
BBEHe who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.
WebsterHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

What does Proverbs 27:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Excessive zeal in praising raises suspicions of selfishness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 He that blesseth his friend - He who makes loud and public protestations of acknowledgments to his friend for favors received, subjects his sincerity to suspicion; and remember the Italian proverb elsewhere quoted: - "He who praises you more than he was wont to do, has either deceived you, or is about to do it." Extravagant public professions are little to be regarded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
It is folly to be fond of being praised; it is a temptation to pride.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 27:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְme.Va.Rekh[one who] blessesH1288
רֵעֵ֨הוּ\׀re.'E.huneighbor hisH7453
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolwith a voiceH6963
גָּ֭דוֹלGa.dolgreatH1419
בַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
הַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhash.Keimrising earlyH7925
קְ֝לָלָ֗הke.la.Laha curseH7045
תֵּחָ֥שֶׁבte.Cha.shevit is reckonedH2803
לֽוֹ\׃loto him

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 27:14

  • 2 Samuel 16:16-19

    And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king. And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

  • Acts 12:22-23

    And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

  • Jeremiah 28:2-4

    Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the Lord’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • 1 Kings 22:13

    And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

  • 2 Samuel 15:2-7

    And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. …

  • 1 Kings 22:6

    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

  • 2 Samuel 17:7-13

    And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that.
2Sa 15:2-7; 16:16-19; 17:7-13; 1Ki 22:6,13; Jer 28:2-4
Ac 12:22,23

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Context

  • Proverbs 27:13

    Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

  • Proverbs 27:14

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

  • Proverbs 27:15

    A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Read all of Proverbs 27

Proverbs 27:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El que bendice á su amigo en alta voz, madrugando de mañana, por maldición se le contará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		À celui qui bénit son ami à haute voix, se levant le matin de bonne heure, on le lui comptera comme une malédiction.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wer frühmorgens aufsteht und seinem Nächsten mit lauter Stimme Glück wünscht, als Verwünschung wird es ihm angerechnet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit.