Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 20:14
by David Chadwick
"'Bad, bad,' says the buyer, but when he goes away, then he boasts." Proverbs 20:14
Today's proverb addresses a financial exchange. A buyer of certain goods desires the purchase, but when bargaining for it, he derides the purchase and says that it is worth very little to drive the price down.
Let's read it again together. "Bad, bad," says the buyer; but when he goes away, then he boasts" (Proverbs 20:14).
The buyer starts off ridiculing the purchase. He scoffs at the cost and implies it is not valuable. After the purchase, however, the buyer's words change. He begins to…
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