Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
16 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
19 As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is tried by his praise.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
24 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
27 And there will be goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
Proverbs 27
1 Do not boastts about tomorrow;s
for you do not knows what a day may bring forth.
2 Let anothert praise you, and not your own mouth;s
someone else,t and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but vexationts by a fool is more burdensomes than the two of them.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming,t
but who can stand before jealousy?t
5 Better is opent rebuke
than hiddent love.
6 Faithfult are the wounds of a friend,
but the kissess of an enemy are excessive.t
7 The one whose appetitet is satisfied loathes honey,
but to the hungry moutht every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanderst from its nest,
so is a person who wanders from his home.ts
9 Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice,s
likewise the sweetness of one’s friend from sincere counsel.t
10 Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,
and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster;
a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.s
11 Be wise, my son,t and make my heart glad,
so that I may answert anyone who taunts me.s
12 A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself,
but the naive keep right on goingt and suffer for it.
13 Take a man’st garment when he has given security for a stranger,
and when he gives surety for a stranger,t hold him in pledge.t
14 If someone blessest his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,t
it will be counted as a curse to him.s
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a contentious wifet are alike.t
16 Whoever hides her hides the windts
or graspss oil with his right hand.s
17 Ast iron sharpenst iron,
so a persont sharpens his friend.t
18 The one who tends a fig trees will eat its fruit,s
and whoever takes care ofs his master will be honored.
19 As in water the face is reflected as a face,t
so a person’s heartts reflects the person.
20 Ast Death and Destruction are never satisfied,s
so the eyes of a persont are never satisfied.s
21 As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold,s
so a persont is provedts by the praise he receives.t
22 If you should poundt the fool in the mortar
among the graint with the pestle,
his foolishness would not depart from him.t
23 Pay careful attention tot the condition of your flocks,t
give careful attentionts to your herds,
24 for riches do not lastt forever,
nor does a crown lastt from generation to generation.
25 When the hay is removed and new grass appears,
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will be for your clothing,
and the goats will be for the price of a field.s
27 And there will be enough goat’s milk for your food,s
for the food of your household,
and for the sustenancet of your servant girls.