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Bible in Basic English
He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.
New American Standard Bible
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
King James Version
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Holman Bible
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.
International Standard Version
A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse.
A Conservative Version
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
American Standard Version
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
Amplified
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].
Darby Translation
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
Julia Smith Translation
He blessing his friend with a great voice, rising early in the morning, a curse shall be reckoned to him.
King James 2000
He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, a curse will be reckoned to him.
Modern King James verseion
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is too hasty to praise his neighbour above measure, shall be taken as one that giveth him an evil report.
NET Bible
If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
New Heart English Bible
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
The Emphasized Bible
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
Webster
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
World English Bible
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:14
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Context Readings
All About Life
13 Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men. 14 He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse. 15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:2-7
And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
2 Samuel 16:16-19
Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!
2 Samuel 17:7-13
And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.
1 Kings 22:6
So the king of Israel got all the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.
1 Kings 22:13
Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs and say good things.
Jeremiah 28:2-4
These are the words of the Lord of armies, the God of Israel: By me the yoke of the king of Babylon has been broken.
Acts 12:22-23
And the people, with loud cries, said, It is the voice of a god, not of a man.