Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
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Gill's Exposition
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift,.... Of his charity and alms deeds; bragging of great things he does this way, when he does nothing; or who is very vain in making large promises of what he will…
Barnes' Notes
The disappointment caused by him who promises much and performs little or nothing, is likened to the phenomena of an eastern climate; the drought of summer, the eager expectation of men who watch the…
Matthew Henry
He may be said to boast of a false gift, 1. Who pretends to have received or given that which he never had, which he never gave, makes a noise of his great accomplishments and his good services, but…
Cambridge Bible
Lit.,
Clouds and wind and no rain;
A man who boasts himself of a gift of falsehood.
The rising wind and gathering clouds (1Ki 18:45) which, un-accompanied by rain, disappoint the expectation of the…
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