Proverbs 27:14 (LSB)

Passage

He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be counted as a curse to him.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man sees evil and hides, The simple pass on and are punished.

Proverbs 27:13 Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger; And for a foreign woman seize it as a pledge.

Proverbs 27:14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be counted as a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:15 A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;

Proverbs 27:16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blesses", "friend", "loud", "voice", "early", "morning", "counted", and "curse". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blesses" 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 when he becomes a..." into verse 15's "A constant dripping on a day of...", so "blesses" 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 "blesses" and "friend" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.