Like clouds and wind without rain Is a person who boasts of his gifts falsely.

空夸赠送礼物的，好像无雨的风云。

人空夸礼物而不肯赠送，就好像有风有云却无雨。

人空夸礼物而不肯赠送，就好像有风有云却无雨。

夸口送礼物却食言的人，就像没有雨水的风和云。

空夸送礼却没有实行的人，就像无雨的风云。

为没送的礼物夸耀，就如有云有风却无雨。

空誇贈送禮物的，好像無雨的風雲。

人空誇禮物而不肯贈送，就好像有風有雲卻無雨。

人空誇禮物而不肯贈送，就好像有風有雲卻無雨。

誇口送禮物卻食言的人，就像沒有雨水的風和雲。

空誇送禮卻沒有實行的人，就像無雨的風雲。

自誇送禮而不實在送禮的人、是只有雲霧跟風、而沒有雨。

為沒送的禮物誇耀，就如有雲有風卻無雨。

妄詡饋遺、如有風雲而無雨、

言欲予人而不予、猶風起雲布、而雨不下。

妄自誇詡、言予人而不予、如有風有雲而雨不降、

Like clouds and wind without rain is one who boasts of gifts never given.

A person who brags about gifts never given is like wind and clouds that don’t produce rain.

Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give.

A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.

Whoever falsely boasts of giving Is like clouds and wind without rain.

As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist is like clouds and wind without rain.

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift[ is like] clouds and wind without rain.

Like cloudy skies and wind that produce no rain, so is the one who boasts of a gift not given.

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy person?

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said,“ This is what the Lord says:‘ With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed!’ ”

These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.Again I say, let no one think me foolish; but if you do, receive me even as foolish, so that I also may boast a little.What I am saying, I am not saying as the Lord would, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.Since many boast according to the flesh, I will boast also.

These are the ones who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted;wild waves of the sea, churning up their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

“ Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.The Pharisee stood and began praying this in regard to himself:‘ God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, crooked, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to raise his eyes toward heaven, but was beating his chest, saying,‘ God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other one; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

abandoning the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.These are springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved.For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what anyone is overcome, by this he is enslaved.