Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another 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 vexation is heavier than both.
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
10 Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
12 A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself. The simple pass on, and suffer for it.
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
13 Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge who is surety for a strange woman.
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
14 He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16 He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
17 Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
19 As in water face is to face, so the heart of a man is to a man.
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
24 For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
27 And then will be goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
