Proverbs 27
27
1 #
Jas 4.13-16. Boast not thyself of tomorrow;
for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty;
but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous;
but who is able to stand before envy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb;
but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest,
so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart:
so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not;
neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity:
for better is a neighbor that is near
than a brother far off.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger,
and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
it shall be counted a curse to him.
15A continual dropping in a very rainy day
and a contentious woman are alike.
16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind,
and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17Iron sharpeneth iron;
so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof:
so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.
19As in water face answereth to face,
so the heart of man to man.
20Hell and destruction are never full;
so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold;
so is a man to his praise.
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle,
yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
and look well to thy herds:
24for riches are not for ever:
and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25The hay appeareth,
and the tender grass showeth itself,
and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26The lambs are for thy clothing,
and the goats are 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 for thy maidens.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Proverbs 27
27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow,#Literally “on the day of tomorrow”
for you do not know what the day will bring.
2May another praise you and not your own mouth,
a stranger and not your own lips.
3Heavy is a stone and weighty is sand,
but the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
4Cruel is wrath and overwhelming is anger,
but who will stand before jealousy?
5Better a rebuke that is open
than a love that is hidden.
6The wounds of a friend mean well,
but the kisses of an enemy are profane.
7An appetite#Literally “soul” that is sated spurns honey,
but to an appetite#Literally “soul” that is ravenous, all bitterness is sweet.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest,
so is a man who strays from his place.
9Perfume and incense will gladden a heart,
and the pleasantness of one’s friend is personal advice.#Literally “because of advice of a person”
10As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake them,
and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity.
Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.
11Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad,
and I will answer him who reproaches me with a word.
12When the clever sees danger, he hides;
the simple go on and suffer.
13Take his garment, for he gives surety to a stranger,
and to an adulteress#Literally “a foreign woman”—so take his pledge.
14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice
early in the morning,
a curse will be reckoned to him.
15Dripping constantly on a day of heavy rain
and a woman#Or “wife” of contention are alike.
16In restraining her, he restrains wind,#Or “breath, or “spirit”
and his right hand will grasp oil#Or “fat”.
17As iron sharpens#Or “is united with” iron,
so one man sharpens another.#Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”
18He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who guards his master#Or “lord” will be honored.
19As the waters reflect face to face,#Literally “the faces to the faces”
so the heart of a person reflects the person.
20Sheol#A term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld and Abaddon#Poetic synonym for “Sheol.” Only mentioned in the ot in relation to Sheol, the grave, or death. will not be satisfied,
and the eyes of a person will not be satisfied either.
21A crucible is for the silver, and a furnace for the gold,
but a man is tested by the mouth of him who praises him.
22If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle along with#Or “in the midst of” the crushed grain,
it will not drive folly from upon him.
23You will surely know the condition#Literally “faces” of your flock;
your heart#Or “mind” attends to the herds.
24For riches are not forever,
nor a crown for generation after generation.
25When the grass is gone, then green growth will appear,
and the herbs of the mountains will be gathered.
26Lambs will be your clothing,
and goats the price of the field.
27And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household and the nourishment#Literally “life” of your maidservants.
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