It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
The 1611 reading
It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
KJV dictionary & concordance
One who buys; a purchaser.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Proverbs 20:14
Complete exact-word concordance
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest, as with the seruant, so with his master, as with the maid, so with her mistresse, as with the buyer, so with the seller, as with the lender, so with the borower, as with the taker of vsurie, so with the giuer of vsurie to him.
1611 marginal noteOr, Prince.
1611 marginal noteHose.4.9.
The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
The time is come, the day draweth neere, let not the buyer reioyce, nor the seller mourne: for wrath is vpon all the multitude thereof.
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1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
One who buys; a purchaser.