Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not for tomorrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth.
2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4 Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5 Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7 The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.
8 As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9 As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10 Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.
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.
11 My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14 He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17 Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
20 The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 As is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
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.
22 Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
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.
23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24 For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25 The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26 The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27 And let the milke of the goates be sufficient for thy foode, for the foode of thy familie, and for the sustenance of thy maydes.
Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
