14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:14
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
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Verse 14
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If one blesses מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ H1288 Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular his neighbor רֵעֵ֨הוּ׀ H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with a loud גָּ֭דוֹל H1419 Adjective - masculine singular voice בְּק֣וֹל H6963 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular early הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים H7925 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute in the morning בַּבֹּ֣קֶר H1242 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular it will be counted תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב H2803 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular to him לֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular as a curse קְ֝לָלָ֗ה H7045 Noun - feminine singular