Proverbs 27
1 Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may 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 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 sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath 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 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 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 deceitful.
7 A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for 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 leaveth his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth 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 gladden the heart; Sweet also is one'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.
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 Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
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 another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife 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 restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
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 that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
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 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 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; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him 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 shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly 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 last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy 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.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
