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 bringeth forth.
2 Let another 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 them both.
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they 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 standeth 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.
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul trampleth on 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 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] 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 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 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 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 rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
The prudent hath 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 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 reckoned 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 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.
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
17 Iron is sharpened by 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 guardeth his master shall be honoured.
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 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 thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
23 Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
24 for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
For riches [are] not to the age, 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.
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 a field;
Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-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 thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
