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As clouds and wind without rain, So is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
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The Pain of Unkept Promises
All commentators agree that this proverb illustrates the deep disappointment caused by unfulfilled promises. They liken a person who makes empty boasts to clouds and wind that appear in a dry land, raising hopes for much-needed rain, only to pass by without delivering a single drop. The verse highlights the pain and frustration felt by those who rely on a promise that is never kept.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Whoever boasts about a false gift— that is, talks loudly of what he is going to do for another, and then does nothing.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whoso boasts himself of a false gift Of his charity and alms deeds; bragging of great things he does this way, when …
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He who pretends to have received or given what he never had, is like the morning cloud, that disappoints those who look for rain.
