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Proverbs 27:14
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses readers with practical instruction, sandwiching this saying between warnings about guaranteeing a stranger’s debt (Proverbs 27:13) and enduring a contentious companion (Proverbs 27:15).
The words — מְבָרֵ֤ךְ (mevarekh) translates as "one who blesses," and קְ֝לָלָ֗ה (qlalah) translates as "a curse."
The thread — The verse connects to 2 Samuel 16:16, Acts 12:22, and Jeremiah 28:2 regarding vocal declarations, while 2 Samuel 16:16 operates as a political greeting and Jeremiah 28:2 as a standard prophetic announcement.
Why it lands — The text states that loud morning vocalizations meant as blessings are literally reckoned as curses, requiring readers to assess the weight and timing of their spoken words.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 16:16 And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
- Acts 12:22 And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
- Jeremiah 28:2 “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
- 2 Samuel 15:2 He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
- 2 Samuel 17:7 Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
- 1 Kings 22:6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”