Proverbs 27
27
1#Lk 12:19–20; Jas 4:13–16 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2#Pr 25:27; 2Co 10:12 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3#Pr 17:12 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4#Pr 6:34; 1Jn 3:12 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous,
but who is able to stand before envy?
5#Pr 28:23; Gal 2:14 Open rebuke is better
than secret love.
6#Ps 141:5 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7The full soul loathes a honeycomb,
but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8#Isa 16:2 As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his place.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart,
so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10#1Ki 12:6–8; Pr 17:17 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
nor go into your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
for better is a neighbor who is near than a brother far off.
11#Pr 10:1; Ps 119:42 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproachesme.
12#Pr 22:3 A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself,
but the simple pass on and are punished.
13#Pr 20:16 Take his garment that is security for a stranger,
and take a pledge of him for an adulterous woman.
14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
it will be counted a curse to him.
15#Pr 19:13; 21:9 A continual dripping on a very rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike;
16whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
and grasps oil in his right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron,
so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18#1Co 9:7; SS 8:12 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
so he who waits on his master will be honored.
19As in water face answers to face,
so the heart of man to man.
20#Pr 30:15–16; Ecc 1:8 Death and destruction are never full;
so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21#Pr 17:3 As the refining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold,
so is a man to his praise.
22#Pr 23:35; Jer 5:3 Though you should grind a fool in a mortar
among wheat with a pestle,
yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23#1Pe 5:2 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
and look well to your herds;
24#Pr 23:5 for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to every generation.
25The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself,
and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of the field.
27You will have goats’ milk enough
for your food, for the food of your household,
and for the maintenance of your maidens.
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Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 27
27
1Do not boast of tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
2Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth – A stranger, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
4Wrath is cruel and displeasure overwhelming, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5Open reproof is better than hidden love.
6The wounds of a loved one are true, But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7One satisfied loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry one any bitter food is sweet.
8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a man who wanders from his place.
9Ointment and perfume gladden the heart, So one’s counsel is sweet to his friend.
10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, And do not go into your brother’s house In the day of your calamity – Better is a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
11My son, be wise, and gladden my heart, That I might have a word for him who reproaches me.
12A clever man foresees calamity, hides himself; The simple shall go on, they are punished.
13Take the garment of him who is guarantor for a stranger, And for a strange woman pledge it.
14He who greets his friend loudly early in the morning, Shall have it reckoned to him as a curse.
15Drops that never cease on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
16Whoever represses her represses the wind, And his right hand encounters oil.
17Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18He who tends the fig tree eats its fruit; And he who guards his master is esteemed.
19As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reflects a man.
20She’ol and destruction are not satisfied; So the eyes of man are not satisfied.
21A refining pot is for silver and a furnace for gold, So a man is tried by his praise.
22Even if you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle Along with crushed grain, His folly shall not leave him.
23Know well the state of your flocks; Set your heart to your herds;
24For riches are not forever, Nor a diadem to all generations.
25Grass vanishes, and new grass appears, And the vegetation of the mountains is gathered in.
26The lambs are for your garments, And the goats for the price of a field;
27And goats’ milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your girls.
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