Proverbs 27
1 Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; 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 praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4 Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
5 Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7 The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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 wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9 Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10 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.
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 Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.
12 The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent man seeing evil hideth himself: little ones passing on have suffered losses.
13 Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14 When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
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 the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself 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 nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 [As] the fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: so is a man [proved] according to his praise.
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 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.
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 Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24 For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25 When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26 The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27 And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
Let the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids.
