Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not; And go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
