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Proverbs 27:14

Words and speech

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.

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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BSB
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
KJV
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
WEB
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
ASV
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
DARBY
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
BLB
The one blessing his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it will be counted [as] a curse for him.
ÅB
Den som velsigner sin venn med høy røst[^1] tidlig om morgenen, ham skal det regnes som en forbannelse.
OTB
Hvis noen velsigner sin nabo med høy røst tidlig om morgenen, vil det bli tatt som en forbannelse.
B1930
Den som velsigner sin venn med høi røst tidlig om morgenen, ham skal det regnes som en forbannelse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 16:16–19

    And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

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  • Acts 12:22–23

    And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

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  • Jeremiah 28:2–4

    Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

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  • 1 Kings 22:13

    And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:2–7

    And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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  • 1 Kings 22:6

    Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:7–13

    And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

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