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[As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The disappointment caused by him who promises much and performs little or nothing, is likened to the phenomena of an eastern climate; the drought o…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Whoever boasts about a false gift— that is, talks loudly of what he is going to do for another, and then does nothing.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Whoso boasts himself of a false gift
Of his charity and alms deeds; bragging of great things he does this way, when …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

He who pretends to have received or given what he never had, is like the morning cloud, that disappoints those who look for rain.

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