Proverbs 20:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.”
Proverbs 20:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:14 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.”
Proverbs 20:14 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. ”
Proverbs 20:14 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.”
Proverbs 20:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. ”
Proverbs 20:14 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.”
Proverbs 20:14 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:14 in Context — Proverbs 20
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
What Does Proverbs 20:14 Mean?
Proverbs 20:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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