Proverbs 27
27
1 DO NOT boast of [yourself and] tomorrow, for you know not what a day may bring forth. [Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:13.]
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3 Stone is heavy and sand weighty, but a fool's [unreasoning] wrath is heavier and more intolerable than both of them.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than love that is hidden. [Prov. 28:23; Gal. 2:14.]
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are lavish and deceitful.
7 He who is satiated [with sensual pleasures] loathes and treads underfoot a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who strays from his home.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; so does the sweetness of a friend's counsel that comes from the heart.
10 Your own friend and your father's friend, forsake them not; neither go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near [in spirit] than a brother who is far off [in heart].
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me [as having failed in my parental duty]. [Prov. 10:1; 23:15, 24.]
12 A prudent man sees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished [with suffering].
13 [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners. [Prov. 20:16.]
14 The flatterer who loudly praises and glorifies his neighbor, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted as cursing him [for he will be suspected of sinister purposes].
15 A continual dripping on a day of violent showers and a contentious woman are alike; [Prov. 19:13.]
16 Whoever attempts to restrain [a contentious woman] might as well try to stop the wind–his right hand encounters oil [and she slips through his fingers].
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose].
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit; so he who patiently and faithfully guards and heeds his master shall be honored. [I Cor. 9:7, 13.]
19 As in water face answers to and reflects face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol (the place of the dead) and Abaddon (the place of destruction) are never satisfied; so [the lust of] the eyes of man is never satisfied. [Prov. 30:16; Hab. 2:5.]
21 As the refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold [bring forth all the impurities of the metal], so let a man be in his trial of praise [ridding himself of all that is base or insincere; for a man is judged by what he praises and of what he boasts].
22 Even though like grain you should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever; does a crown endure to all generations?
25 When the hay is gone, the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountain are gathered in,
26 The lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats [will furnish you] the price of a field.
27 And there will be goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance of your maids.
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Proverbs 27
27
1Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.#Lk 12:19–20; Jms 4:13–14
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth —
a stranger, and not your own lips.#Pr 25:27; 2Co 10:12,18; 12:11
3A stone is heavy, and sand a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
4Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?#Pr 6:34
5Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.#Pr 28:23
6The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,#Ps 141:5
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.#Lk 22:48
7A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,#Pr 25:16
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
8Anyone wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.#Pr 26:2
9Oil#Ps 23:5 and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.#27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction
10Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,#2Sm 10:2
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.#Pr 17:17
11Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,#Pr 10:1; 23:24–25; 29:3
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.#Ps 119:42; 127:5
12A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.#Pr 22:3
13Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.#27:13 Lit a foreign woman#Pr 6:1–5; 11:15; 20:16
14If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.
15An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike;#Pr 19:13
16the one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.#27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
18Whoever tends a fig tree#Am 7:14 will eat its fruit,#Sg 8:12; 1Co 3:8; 9:7; 2Tm 2:6
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
19As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.
20Sheol and Abaddon#Jb 26:6; Pr 15:11 are never satisfied,#Pr 30:15–16; Hab 2:5
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.#Ec 1:8; 4:8
21As a crucible refines silver,
and a smelter refines gold,
so a person should refine his praise.#Pr 16:2; 17:3
22Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.#Pr 23:35; 26:11; Jr 5:3
23Know well the condition of your flock,#Ezk 34:12; Jn 10:3,14; Ac 20:28
and pay attention to your herds,
24for wealth is not forever;#Lk 16:9
not even a crown lasts for all time.
25When hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grain from the hills is gathered in,
26lambs will provide your clothing,
and goats, the price of a field;
27there will be enough goat’s milk for your food —
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.#Pr 31:15
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