< Proverbs 27 >

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips.
Let another 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 aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
10 Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 The prudent see danger and take cover; but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.

< Proverbs 27 >