Proverbs 27
27
1Don’t brag about what will happen tomorrow.
You don’t really know what will happen then.
2Don’t praise yourself. Let someone else do it.
Let the praise come from a stranger and not from your own mouth.
3Stone is heavy, and sand is hard to carry.
But the complaining of a foolish person causes more trouble than either.
4Anger is cruel. It destroys like a flood.
But who can put up with jealousy!
5It is better to correct someone openly
than to love him and not show it.
6The slap of a friend can be trusted to help you.
But the kisses of an enemy are nothing but lies.
7When someone is full, not even honey tastes good.
But when he is hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
8A man who leaves his home
is like a bird that leaves its nest.
9Perfume and oils make you happy.
And good advice from a friend is sweet.
10Don’t forget your friend or your father’s friend.
Don’t always go to your brother for help when trouble comes.
A neighbor close by is better than a brother far away.
11Be wise, my child, and you will make me happy.
Then I can respond to any insult.
12When a wise person sees danger ahead, he avoids it.
But a foolish person keeps going and gets into trouble.
13Take the coat of someone who promises to pay what a stranger owes.
Keep it until he pays the stranger’s bills.
14Don’t greet your neighbor loudly early in the morning.
He will think of it as a curse.
15A quarreling wife is as bothersome
as a continual dripping on a rainy day.
16Stopping her is like stopping the wind.
It’s like trying to grab oil in your hand.
17Iron can sharpen iron.
In the same way, people can help each other.
18The person who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit.
And the person who takes care of his master will be honored.
19As water shows you your face,
so your mind shows you what kind of person you are.
20People will never stop dying and being destroyed.
In the same way, people will never stop wanting more than they have.
21A hot furnace tests silver and gold.
And people are tested by the praise they receive.
22Even if you ground up a foolish person like grain in a bowl,
you couldn’t remove his foolishness.
23Be sure you know how your sheep are doing.
Pay close attention to the condition of your cattle.
24Riches will not continue forever.
Nor do governments continue forever.
25Bring in the hay. Let the new grass appear.
Gather the grass from the hills.
26Make clothes from the lambs’ wool.
Sell some goats to buy a field.
27There will be plenty of goat milk
to feed you and your family.
It will make your servant girls healthy.
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Proverbs 27
27
Don't boast about tomorrow
1Don't boast about tomorrow!#Jas 4.13-16.
Each day brings
its own surprises.
2Don't boast about yourself—
let others praise you.
3Stones and sand are heavy,
but trouble caused by a fool
is a much heavier load.
4An angry person is dangerous,
but a jealous person
is even worse.
5A truly good friend
will openly correct you.
6You can trust a friend
who corrects you,
but kisses from an enemy
are nothing but lies.
7If you have had enough to eat,
honey doesn't taste good,
but if you are really hungry,
you will eat anything.
8When you are far from home,
you feel like a bird
without a nest.
9The sweet smell of incense
can make you feel good,
but true friendship
is better still.#27.9 still: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 9.
10Don't desert an old friend
of your family
or visit your relatives
when you are in trouble.
A friend nearby is better
than relatives far away.
11My child, show good sense!
Then I will be happy
and able to answer anyone
who criticizes me.
12Be cautious and hide
when you see danger—
don't be stupid and walk
right into trouble.
13Don't loan money to a stranger
unless you are given something
to guarantee payment.
14A loud greeting
early in the morning
is the same as a curse.
15The steady dripping of rain
and the nagging of a wife
are one and the same.
16It's easier to catch the wind
or hold olive oil in your hand
than to stop a nagging wife.
17Just as iron sharpens iron,
friends sharpen the minds
of each other.
18Take care of a tree,
and you will eat its fruit;
look after your master,
and you will be praised.
19You see your face in a mirror
and your thoughts
in the minds of others.
20Death and the grave
are never satisfied,
and neither are we.
21Gold and silver are tested
in a red-hot furnace,
but we are tested by praise.
22No matter how hard
you beat a fool,
you can't pound out
the foolishness.
23You should take good care
of your sheep and goats,
24because wealth and honour
don't last for ever.
25After the hay is cut
and the new growth appears
and the harvest is over,
26you can sell lambs and goats
to buy clothes and land.
27From the milk of the goats,
you can make enough cheese
to feed your family
and all your servants.
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