Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 27
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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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Proverbs 27
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Proverbs 27
1¶ Boast not thyself of tomorrow for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2¶ Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3¶ A stone is heavy and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is impetuous, but who is able to stand before envy?
5¶ Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7¶ The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8¶ As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
9¶ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so does the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10Do not forsake thine own friend and thy father’s friend, neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity, for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11¶ My son, be wise and make my heart glad that I may answer him that reproaches me.
12¶ A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are hurt by it.
13¶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger and take a pledge of him that is surety for a strange woman.
14¶ He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15¶ A continual dripping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16Whosoever hides her hides the wind, because the oil in his right hand cries out.
17¶ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18¶ Whosoever keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof, so he that waits on his master shall be honoured.
19¶ As in water face corresponds to face, so the heart of man to man.
20¶ Sheol and hell are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21¶ As the fining pot tries the silver and the furnace the gold; so the man is tried by the mouth of whoever praises him.
22¶ Though thou should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23¶ Be thou diligent to know the countenance of thy sheep, and put thy heart into thy herds.
24For riches are not for ever, and does the crown endure to every generation?
25The tender grass shows itself, and the hay appears, and the herbs of the mountains are reaped.
26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are for the price of the field.
27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance of thy maidens.
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