Charles Spurgeon Commentary Proverbs 27:13-14

"Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him." — Proverbs 27:13-14 (ASV)

And take a pledge of him for a strange woman. He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

There are some men who always use such sweet words; they are so fond of you that they are up early in the morning to give you their praise, and they continue all day pouring out their flattering unction.

Such blessings as these are a curse, and the wise man will loathe these parasitical people who will see no faults, or pretend that they do not see any, but will always be extolling mere trifles as though they were the most sublime virtues. A sensible man is not to be overcome by this flattery.