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 neighbor 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 neighbor 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 honored.
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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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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