Proverbs 20:14
World English Bible (WEB)
“It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
In context
12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD has made even both of them.
13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
14 “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
16 Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.
Proverbs 20:14 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- “It’s no good, it’s no good,” says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.
- KJV King James Version
- It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
- ASV American Standard Version
- It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Bad! bad! saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
- WBS Webster Bible
- It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone, then he boasteth.