King James Version
Proverbs 27:14 in the King James Version says “He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.”
Proverbs 27:14 · KJV
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
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.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He that blesseth”
H1288to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
“rising early”
H7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e., to start early in the morning
“it shall be counted”
H2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e., (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a maliciou
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