Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, 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 praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, 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 wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering 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, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
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.
Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the oil in his right hand, which slippeth through his fingers.
He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
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 pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
