Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Proverbs 25:14 stands in chapters 25 to 29, which are Hezekiah's collection of Solomon's proverbs gathered about three hundred years after Solomon. The Hebrew word roo-agh in the verse has the sense of wind. One who boasts of a gift that is not truly given is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Making generous promises and offers without carrying them out is empty and disappointing, like clouds that bring no rain. It is easy to promise a favor when one does not intend or take care to perform it, while one who keeps promises is more careful about making them. For messengers for God, the verse warns against promising much while doing little, since a genuine message bears fruit and persuades hearers to turn to God.
Proverbs 25:14 stands in chapters 25 to 29, which are Hezekiah's collection of Solomon's proverbs gathered about three hundred years after Solomon. The Hebrew word roo-agh in the verse has the sense of wind. One who boasts of a gift that is not truly given is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.
Making generous promises and offers without carrying them out is empty and disappointing, like clouds that bring no rain. It is easy to promise a favor when one does not intend or take care to perform it, while one who keeps promises is more careful about making them. For messengers for God, the verse warns against promising much while doing little, since a genuine message bears fruit and persuades hearers to turn to God.