Proverbs 20:14
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
- KJV
- It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- WEB
- “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
- ASV
- It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- DARBY
- Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- BLB
- “Bad, bad,” says the one buying, and having gone away himself, then he boasts.
- ÅB
- Dårlig, dårlig! sier kjøperen; men når han går bort, roser han seg.
- OTB
- «Det er ikke bra, det er ikke bra!» sier kjøperen, men så går han bort og skryter.
- B1930
- Dårlig, dårlig! sier kjøperen; men når han går bort, roser han sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Thessalonians 4:6
That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
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