Proverbs 20:14
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.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:6Rank 1 from verse 14
6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
6That no man goe beyond and ‖defraud his brother ‖in any matter, because that the Lord is the auenger of all such; as we also haue forewarned you, and testified:
- Hosea 12:7–8Rank 2 from verse 14
7¶ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
7¶ ‖‖ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: hee loueth to oppresse.
8‖†And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I haue found mee out substance: in all my labours they shall finde none iniquitie in mee, that were sinne.
- Ecclesiastes 1:10Rank 3 from verse 14
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Proverbs 20:14
Bad, worthless, or of no value.
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One who buys; a purchaser.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.
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13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
13*Loue not sleepe, lest thou come to pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
14It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
14 It is nought, it is nought (saith the buyer:) but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
Selected passage15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
15There is gold, and a multitude of Rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewell.