John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 25:14
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift ,.... Of his charity and alms deeds; bragging of great things he does this way, when he does nothing; or who is very vain in making large promises of what he will give, when he does not perform; either not having it in his heart, or in the power of his hands, to give what he promises; Satan like, who offered to give all the kingdoms of this world to Christ, if he would worship him, when nothing of it belonged unto him, or was in his power to give: and... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest ,.... As water as cold as snow; or as a breeze of air, such as in a time of snow; and so Jarchi, "as the cold of the days of snow, which a man desires in summer, and not snow simply, for snow itself is not good in the time of harvest;' see Proverbs 24:1 . Or rather "as a shield" or "covering of snow" F8 כצנת שלג "sicut scutum ex nive", some in Gejerus, so Aben Ezra; "sicat tectio nivis", Michaelis. , as the word signifies: perhaps,... read more