Proverbs 27
1 Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy 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 sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
4 Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
6 Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
9 Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so too the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10 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.
Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
11 Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12 The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself. The simple pass on, and suffer for it.
13 Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge who is surety for a strange woman.
14 He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
15 Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
19 As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
As in water face is to face, so the heart of a man is to a man.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 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.
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
22 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.
Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24 For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
25 The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26 Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
27 Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
And then will be goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.
