Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10 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 neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Thy own friend, and thy father’s friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother’s house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19 As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
As silver is tried in the fining-pot and gold in the furnace: so a man is tried by the mouth of him that praiseth. The heart of the wicked seeketh after evils, but the righteous heart seeketh after knowledge.
22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
