Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
Let another man 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 hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
4 Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
Better is open reproof than concealed love.
6 The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is 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 away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
9 As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
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, thou must not forsake; but into thy brother's house enter not on the day of thy calamity: better is a near neighbor than a distant brother.
11 My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
14 He that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping on a very rainy 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 would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
17 Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on 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.
Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
20 The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man 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] the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man [proved] according to his praise.
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 pound the fool in a mortar, in the midst of grains of wheat with a pestle: still would his folly not depart from him.
23 Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
24 For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
25 The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
26 The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a 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.
And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
