Proverbs 25:14–15
Proverbs 25:14–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of gifts never given.
15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift
Is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it
is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
15 Patience can persuade a prince,
and soft speech can break bones.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Whoever falsely boasts of giving
Is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 By long forbearance a ruler is persuaded,
And a gentle tongue breaks a bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 People who brag about gifts they never give
are like clouds and wind that give no rain.
15 With patience you can convince a ruler,
and a gentle word can get through to the hard-headed.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 As clouds and wind without rain,
So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.
15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 Clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.
15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 ⸤Like⸥ a dense fog or a dust storm,
⸤so⸥ is a person who brags about a gift that he does not give.
15 With patience you can persuade a ruler,
and a soft tongue can break bones.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.
15 A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of a gift never given.
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue can break bones.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 Like clouds and wind when there is no rain,
so too is a man who boasts in a gift of deception.
15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue will break a bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 A man who brags about gifts he doesn’t give
is like wind and clouds that don’t produce rain.
15 If you are patient, you can win an official over to your side.
And gentle words can break a bone.
Proverbs 25:14–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 Like clouds and wind without rain
Is a man who boasts of his gifts falsely.
15 By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.