Proverbs 27
27
1Don’t boast about tomorrow;
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
2 Let another man praise you,
and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy,
and sand is a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
10Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbour who is near is better than a distant brother.
11 Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
14 He who blesses his neighbour with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse by him.
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
16restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
He who looks after his master shall be honoured.
19 Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
20 Sheol # 27:20 Sheol is the place of the dead. and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
21 The crucible is for silver,
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
23 Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds,
24 for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
26 The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of a field.
27There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
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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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