Proverbs 25:14
“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.”
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Cross-References
“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.”
“Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?”
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”
“But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.”
“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;”