Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine 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 the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the 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 wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
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.
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 make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to 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 very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to 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 fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
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 beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains 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 thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
