Proverbs 27
27
All about Life
1Do not brag about tomorrow,
because you do not know what another day may bring.
2Praise should come from another person
and not from your own mouth,
from a stranger and not from your own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot,
but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both.
4Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming,
but who can survive jealousy?
5Open criticism is better than unexpressed love.
6Wounds made by a friend are intended to help,
but an enemy’s kisses are too much to bear.
7One who is full despises honey,
but to one who is hungry,
even bitter food tastes sweet.
8Like a bird wandering from its nest,
so is a husband wandering from his home.
9Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest.#27:9 Or “is sincere advice.”
10Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend.
Do not go to a relative’s home when you are in trouble.
A neighbor living nearby is better than a relative far away.
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad
so that I can answer anyone who criticizes me.
12Sensible people foresee trouble and hide.
Gullible people go ahead ⌞and⌟ suffer.
13Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger’s loan,
and hold responsible the person
who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner.
14Whoever blesses his friend early in the morning with a loud voice—
his blessing is considered a curse.
15Constantly dripping water on a rainy day is like a quarreling woman.
16Whoever can control her can control the wind.
He can even pick up olive oil with his right hand.
17 ⌞As⌟ iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens the wits of another.
18Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit,
and whoever protects his master is honored.
19As a face is reflected in water,
so a person is reflected by his heart.
20Hell and decay are never satisfied,
and a person’s eyes are never satisfied.
21The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold,
but a person ⌞is tested⌟ by the praise given to him.
22If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
⌞even then⌟ his stupidity will not leave him.
23Be fully aware of the condition of your flock,
and pay close attention to your herds.
24Wealth is not forever.
Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next.
25 ⌞When⌟ grass is cut short, the tender growth appears,
and vegetables are gathered on the hills.
26Lambs ⌞will provide⌟ you with clothing,
and the money from the male goats will buy a field.
27There will be enough goat milk to feed you,
to feed your family,
and to keep your servant girls alive.
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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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