Proverbs 27:14

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“If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.”

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BSBPD

“If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 27:14 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 15:2He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
  2. 2 Samuel 16:16And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
  3. 2 Samuel 17:7Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
  4. 1 Kings 22:6So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
  5. 1 Kings 22:13Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
  6. Jeremiah 28:2“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
  7. Acts 12:22And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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