Proverbs 27
27
1Don’t brag about tomorrow,
since you don’t know what the day will bring.
2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth—
a stranger, not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
4Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood,
but jealousy is even more dangerous.
5An open rebuke
is better than hidden love!
6Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy.
7A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
8A person who strays from home
is like a bird that strays from its nest.
9The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.
10Never abandon a friend—
either yours or your father’s.
When disaster strikes, you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance.
It’s better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
11Be wise, my child,#27:11 Hebrew my son. and make my heart glad.
Then I will be able to answer my critics.
12A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
13Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.#27:13 As in Greek and Latin versions (see also 20:16); Hebrew reads for a promiscuous woman.
14A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
will be taken as a curse!
15A quarrelsome wife is as annoying
as constant dripping on a rainy day.
16Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind
or trying to hold something with greased hands.
17As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
18As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
19As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
20Just as Death and Destruction#27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon. are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
21Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
but a person is tested by being praised.#27:21 Or by flattery.
22You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
23Know the state of your flocks,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
24for riches don’t last forever,
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
25After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
26your sheep will provide wool for clothing,
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
27And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself,
your family, and your servant girls.
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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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