Proverbs 27
1 Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your 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 the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept 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 the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The full soul loathes an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is 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 wanders from her nest, so is a man that wanders from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 your own friend, and your father's friend, forsake not; neither go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far 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 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man forsees the evil, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take his garment that is guarantor for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 Whosoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which betrayed itself.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 Whoso keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honoured.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man.
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 the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
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 you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart 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 you diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For riches are not for ever: and does the crown endure to every generation?
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 And you shall have goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidens.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
