Proverbs 27
27
1Never brag about what you will do in the future; you have no idea what tomorrow will bring.
2Never praise yourself. Let others do it.
3A stone is heavy, and sand is hard to carry, but the irritation caused by a fool is much harder to bear.
4Anger is cruel and can destroy like a flood, but jealousy is much worse.
5Open criticism is better than hidden love.
6You can trust what your friend says, even when it hurts. But your enemies want to hurt you, even when they act nice.
7When you are full, you will not even eat honey. When you are hungry, even something bitter tastes sweet.
8A man away from home is like a bird away from its nest.
9Perfume and incense make you feel good, and so does good advice from a friend.
10Don’t forget your own friends or your father’s friends. If you have a problem, go to your neighbor for help. It is better to ask a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11My son, be wise. This will make me happy. Then I will be able to answer those who criticize me.
12Wise people see trouble coming and get out of its way, but fools go straight to the trouble and suffer for it.
13When you make a deal with a stranger, get something from him and any other foreigners with him to make sure he will pay you.
14Don’t wake up your neighbors early in the morning with a shout of “Good morning!” They will treat it like a curse, not a blessing.
15A complaining wife is like water that never stops dripping on a rainy day. 16Stopping her is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold oil in your hand.
17As one piece of iron sharpens another, so friends keep each other sharp.
18People who take care of fig trees are allowed to eat the fruit. In the same way, people who take care of their masters will be rewarded.
19Just as you can see your own face reflected in water, so your heart reflects the kind of person you are.
20Just as the place of death and destruction is never full, people always want more and more.
21People use fire to purify gold and silver. In the same way, you are tested by the praise people give you.
22Even if you pound fools to powder like grain in a bowl, you will never force the foolishness out of them.
23Learn all you can about your sheep. Take care of your goats the best you can. 24Neither wealth nor nations last forever. 25Cut the hay, and new grass will grow. Then gather the new plants that grow on the hills. 26Cut the wool from your lambs, and make your clothes. Sell some of your goats, and buy some land. 27Then there will be plenty of goat’s milk for you and your family, with enough to keep the servants healthy.
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Proverbs 27
27
1Do#Luke 12:19–21; James 4:13–16 not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2#Prov. 25:27; 2 Cor. 10:12, 18; 12:11Let 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 of them.
4Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But #Prov. 6:34; 1 John 3:12who is able to stand before jealousy?
5#(Prov. 28:23); Gal. 2:14Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are #Matt. 26:49deceitful.
7A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
9Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
10Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
#Prov. 17:17; 18:24Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
#Prov. 10:1; 23:15–26That I may answer him who reproaches me.
12A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are #Prov. 22:3punished.
13Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
14He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.
15A #Prov. 19:13continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
16Whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
17As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18#2 Kin. 18:31; Song 8:12; Is. 36:16; (1 Cor. 3:8; 9:7–13); 2 Tim. 2:6Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.
19As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
20#Prov. 30:15, 16; Hab. 2:5Hell and Destruction are never full;
So #Eccl. 1:8; 4:8the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21#Prov. 17:3The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
22#Prov. 23:35; 26:11; Jer. 5:3Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23Be diligent to know the state of your #Prov. 24:27flocks,
And attend to your herds;
24For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25#Ps. 104:14When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
27You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.
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