Proverbs 27
1 Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thy selfe of to morowe: for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.
3 A stone hath heaviness, and the sand, weight; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
A stone is heauie, and the sand weightie: but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both.
4 Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Anger is cruell, and wrath is raging: but who can stand before enuie?
5 Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Open rebuke is better then secret loue.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
The wounds of a louer are faithful, and the kisses of an enemie are pleasant.
7 The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The person that is full, despiseth an hony combe: but vnto the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete.
8 As a bird that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
As a bird that wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne 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.
As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
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.
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.
11 Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
My sonne, be wise, and reioyce mine heart, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
12 The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.
13 Take his garment, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
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 prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in the day of raine, 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 hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face 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 eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
19 As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 The nether world and the place of corruption are never satisfied: so are the eyes of man never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be 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 is the fining pot for siluer and the fornace for golde, so is euery man according to his dignitie.
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 shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate brayed with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnes depart from him.
23 Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.
24 For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
For riches remaine not alway, nor the crowne from generation to generation.
25 When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
The hey discouereth it selfe, and the grasse appeareth, and the herbes of the mountaines are gathered.
26 The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
The lambes are for thy clothing, and the goates are the price of the fielde.
27 And thou wilt have enough of goats' milk for thy food, for the food of thy household, and the support for thy maidens.
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.
