Proverbs 27:14 (KJV)

Passage

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 27:12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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

Proverbs 27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

Proverbs 27:16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blesseth", "friend", "loud", "voice", "rising", "early", "morning", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blesseth" 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 a very rainy...", so "blesseth" 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 "blesseth" and "friend" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.