Proverbs 27:14

Modern

If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

Traditional

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

Literal

The one blessing his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse for him.

Latin

Qui benedicit proximo suo voce grandi, de nocte consurgens maledicenti similis erit.

Hebrew

English

If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

It is important to speak appropriately for the situation (compare Proverbs 15:23).

2 Samuel 16:16–19
And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
Acts 12:22–23
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
Jeremiah 28:2–4
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
2 Samuel 17:7–13
Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
2 Samuel 15:2–7
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
1 Kings 22:13
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
1 Kings 22:6
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”