Proverbs 27:14 (GNV)

Passage

He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

Proverbs 27:13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.

Proverbs 27:14 He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 27:16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prayseth", "friend", "loude", "voyce", "rising", "earely", "morning", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prayseth" and "friend", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Take his garment that is surety for..." into verse 15's "A continual dropping in the day of...", so "prayseth" and "friend" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "prayseth" and "friend" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.