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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Proverbs 27
27
1 DO NOT boast of [yourself and] tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth. [Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:13.]
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Stone is heavy and sand weighty, but a fool's [unreasoning] wrath is heavier and more intolerable than both of them.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than love that is hidden. [Prov. 28:23; Gal. 2:14.]
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful.
7 He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who strays from his home.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; so does the sweetness of a friend's counsel that comes from the heart.
10 Your own friend and your father's friend, forsake them not; neither go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near [in spirit] than a brother who is far off [in heart].
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me [as having failed in my parental duty]. [Prov. 10:1; 23:15, 24.]
12 A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering].
13 [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners. [Prov. 20:16.]
14 The flatterer who loudly praises and glorifies his neighbor, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as cursing him [for he will be suspected of sinister purposes].
15 A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike; [Prov. 19:13.]
16 Whoever attempts to restrain [a contentious woman] might as well try to stop the wind–his right hand encounters oil [and she slips through his fingers].
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose].
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit; so he who patiently and faithfully guards and heeds his master shall be honored. [I Cor. 9:7, 13.]
19 As in water face answers to and reflects face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the place of destruction) are never satisfied; so [the lust of] the eyes of man is never satisfied. [Prov. 30:16; Hab. 2:5.]
21 As the refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold [bring forth all the impurities of the metal], so let a man be in his trial of praise [ridding himself of all that is base or insincere; for a man is judged by what he praises and of what he boasts].
22 Even though like grain you should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever; does a crown endure to all generations?
25 When the hay is gone, the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountain are gathered in,
26 The lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats [will furnish you] the price of a field.
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance of your maids.
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