Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest 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 they 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 loatheth 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 wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth 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 doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near 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 that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] 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 that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted 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 that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth 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 [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to 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 shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness 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 for ever; And doth the crown endure unto 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 showeth 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 price of the field;
Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
27 And [there 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!
