Proverbs 27
27
Warnings and Instructions
1Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
4Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood,
But who can stand before jealousy?
5Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
7A sated man loathes honey,
But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that wanders from her nest,
So is a man who wanders from his home.
9Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The naive proceed and pay the penalty.
13Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.
15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious woman are alike;
16He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who cares for his master will be honored.
19As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
21The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.
22Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23Know well the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
24For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,
27And there will be goats’ milk enough for your food,
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your maidens.
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Mishlei (Pro) 27
27
1Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what the day may bring.
2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth,
a stranger and not your own lips.
3Stone is heavy and sand a dead weight,
but a fool’s provocation outweighs them both.
4Fury is cruel and anger overwhelming,
but who can stand up to jealousy?
5Better open rebuke
than hidden love.
6Wounds from a friend are received as well-meant,
but an enemy’s kisses are insincere.
7A person who is full loathes a honeycomb;
but to the hungry, any bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
9Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
[also] friendship sweet with advice from the heart.
10Don’t abandon a friend
who is also a friend of your father.
Don’t enter your brother’s house on the day of your calamity —
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11My son, become wise, and gladden my heart,
so that I can answer my critics.
12The clever see trouble coming and hide;
the thoughtless go on and pay the penalty.
13Seize his clothes because he guaranteed a stranger’s loan;
take them as security for that unknown woman.
14Whoever greets his neighbor in a loud voice at dawn
might just as well have cursed him.
15A leak that keeps dripping on a rainy day
and the nagging of a wife are the same —
16whoever can restrain her can restrain the wind
or keep perfume on his hand from making itself known.
17Just as iron sharpens iron,
a person sharpens the character of his friend.
18Whoever tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who is attentive to his master will be honored.
19Just as water reflects the face,
so one human heart reflects another.
20Sh’ol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and human eyes are never satisfied.
21The crucible [tests] silver, and the furnace [tests] gold,
but a person [is tested] by [his reaction to] praise.
22You can crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle,
along with the grain being crushed;
yet his foolishness will not leave him.
23Take care to know the condition of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds.
24For wealth doesn’t last forever,
neither does a crown through all generations.
25When the hay has been mown, and the new grass appears,
and the mountain greens have been gathered;
26the lambs will provide your clothing,
the goats will sell for enough to buy a field,
27and there will be enough goat’s milk
to [buy] food for you and your household
and maintenance for your servant-girls.
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