Proverbs 27
27
1Don’t brag about tomorrow.
You don’t know what a day will bring.
2Let another person praise you, and not your own mouth.
Let an outsider praise you, and not your own lips.
3Stones are heavy, and sand weighs a lot.
But letting a foolish person make you angry is a heavier load than both of them.
4Anger is mean, and great anger overpowers you.
But who can face jealousy?
5Being warned openly is better
than being loved in secret.
6Wounds from a friend can be trusted.
But an enemy kisses you many times.
7When you are full, you even hate honey.
When you are hungry, even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8Anyone who runs away from home
is like a bird that flies away from its nest.
9Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart.
And the sweetness of a friend comes from their honest advice.
10Don’t desert your friend or a friend of your family.
And don’t go to your relative’s house when trouble strikes you.
A neighbor nearby is better than a relative far away.
11My son, be wise and bring joy to my heart.
Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.
12Wise people see danger and go to a safe place.
But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.
13Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.
14Suppose you loudly bless your neighbor early in the morning.
Then you might as well be cursing him.
15A nagging wife is like the dripping
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm.
16Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind.
It’s like trying to grab olive oil with your hand.
17As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18A person who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit.
And a person who protects their master will be honored.
19When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face.
When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like.
20Death and the Grave are never satisfied.
People’s eyes are never satisfied either.
21Fire tests silver, and heat tests gold.
But people are tested by the praise they receive.
22Suppose you could grind a foolish person in a mill.
Suppose you could grind them as you would grind grain with a tool.
Even then you could not remove their foolishness from them.
23Be sure you know how your flocks are doing.
Pay careful attention to your herds.
24Riches don’t last forever.
And a crown is not secure for all time to come.
25The hay is removed, and new growth appears.
The grass from the hills is gathered in.
26Then your lambs will provide you with clothes.
And the money from selling your goats will buy you a field.
27You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family.
It will also feed your female servants.
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Proverbs 27
27
Warnings and Instructions
1Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring. [Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:13]
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
3Stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them.
4Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood,
But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?
5Better is an open reprimand [of loving correction]
Than love that is hidden. [Prov 28:23; Gal 2:14]
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern],
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda].
7He who is satisfied loathes honey,
But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety],
So is a man who wanders from his home.
9Oil and perfume make the heart glad;
So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.
10Do not abandon your own friend and your father’s friend,
And do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may reply to him who reproaches (reprimands, criticizes) me. [Prov 10:1; 23:15, 24]
12A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,
But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin]. [Prov 22:3]
13[The judge tells the creditor,] “Take the garment of one who is surety (guarantees a loan) for a stranger;
And hold him in pledge when he is surety for an immoral woman [for it is unlikely the debt will be repaid].” [Prov 20:16]
14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be counted as a curse to him [for it will either be annoying or his purpose will be suspect].
15A constant dripping on a day of steady rain
And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike; [Prov 19:13]
16Whoever attempts to restrain her [criticism] might as well try to stop the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
17As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who faithfully protects and cares for his master will be honored. [1 Cor 9:7, 13]
19As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.
20Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the underworld) are never satisfied;
Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. [Prov 30:16; Hab 2:5]
21The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold [to separate the impurities of the metal],
And each is tested by the praise given to him [and his response to it, whether humble or proud].
22Even though you pound a [hardened, arrogant] fool [who rejects wisdom] in a mortar with a pestle like grain,
Yet his foolishness will not leave him.
23¶Be diligent to know the condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
24For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25When the grass is gone, the new growth is seen,
And herbs of the mountain are gathered in,
26The lambs will supply wool for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field.
27And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And for the maintenance of your maids.
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