Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your 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 the sand [is] heavy, And 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?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
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 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
Perfume and incense make the heart glad, 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 into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
13 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
15 A continual dropping on 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 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
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 fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
