Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 25:14

"[As] clouds and wind without rain, [So is] he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely." — Proverbs 25:14 (ASV)

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 rising clouds and the freshening breeze, the bitter disappointment when the breeze dies off, and the clouds pass away, and the wished for rain does not come.