Proverbs 25:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.

Young's Literal Translation
Clouds and wind, and rain there is none, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

King James Bible
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift [is like] clouds and wind without rain.

Hebrew
[Like] clouds
נְשִׂיאִ֣ים (nə·śî·’îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist

and wind
וְ֭רוּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

without
אָ֑יִן (’ā·yin)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

rain
וְגֶ֣שֶׁם (wə·ḡe·šem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1653: Rain, shower

[is] the man
אִ֥ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who boasts
מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל (miṯ·hal·lêl)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1984: To shine

of gifts
בְּמַתַּת־ (bə·mat·taṯ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4991: A present

never given.
שָֽׁקֶר׃ (šā·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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