Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; 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 praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Better is open reproof than concealed love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the 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 that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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 own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far 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 son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth 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 foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, 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 take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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 blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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 a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the oil in his right hand, which slippeth through his fingers.
He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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.
The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
[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 fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness 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 thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
