Proverbs 20:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

ℹ️

About this Translation

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
Readers preferring KJV tradition

Consider alternatives for

New believers
Casual devotional reading
Children and young readers
English language learners

🔄 Compare with

ESVNASBNIVCSBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Eccl 1:10 : 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Hos 12:7-8 : 7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 20:15
75%
15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Eccl 5:10-11
2 verses
74%
10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Prov 13:7-8
2 verses
74%
7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
8The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
Ezek 7:12-13
2 verses
73%
12The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
13For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
Eccl 5:13-14
2 verses
72%
13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
Prov 25:14
71%
14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
Prov 17:16
71%
16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Ps 39:6
71%
6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted{H8799)} in vain: he heapeth up{H8799)} riches, and knoweth{H8799)} not who shall gather{H8802)} them.
Prov 1:19
71%
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Prov 20:13
71%
13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Prov 14:23-24
2 verses
71%
23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Prov 19:1-2
2 verses
71%
1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Prov 27:1
71%
1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Prov 13:11
71%
11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Eccl 12:8
71%
8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.
Prov 21:6
71%
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Prov 28:22
71%
22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Prov 28:11
71%
11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Eccl 5:16
70%
16And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Job 15:31
70%
31Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Prov 20:21
70%
21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Ps 36:2-3
2 verses
70%
2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found{H8800)} to be hateful{H8800)}.
3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise{H8687)}, and to do good{H8687)}.
Job 20:21
70%
21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
Prov 26:19
70%
19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
Job 28:15
70%
15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Eccl 6:2
70%
2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.
Prov 3:14
69%
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Eccl 2:21
69%
21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Prov 28:20
69%
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Jas 4:16
69%
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Jer 17:11
69%
11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Eccl 6:7
69%
7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Prov 23:23
69%
23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Job 20:18
69%
18That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
Prov 20:17
69%
17Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Prov 21:20
69%
20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Eccl 1:2
69%
2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
Job 34:9
69%
9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Hab 2:6
69%
6Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Jas 4:13
69%
13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Prov 11:26
69%
26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Prov 25:27
69%
27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Ps 49:6
69%
6They that trust{H8802)} in their wealth, and boast{H8691)} themselves in the multitude of their riches;