Proverbs 27:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 27:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 27:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.”

Proverbs 27:14 — World English Bible

Proverbs 27:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 27:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.”

Proverbs 27:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 27:14 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 27:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.”

Proverbs 27:14 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 27:14 in Context — Proverbs 27

12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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

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

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

16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

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What Does Proverbs 27:14 Mean?

Proverbs 27:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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