Proverbs 27
1 Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
2 Let another man praise thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your 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 the sand [is] heavy, And 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?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
5 Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
7 The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
8 As a bird that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from 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.
Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of 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.
Do not forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off.
11 Become wise, my son, and cause my heart to rejoice, that I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
12 The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they 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 when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
14 When one saluteth his friend with a loud voice, when rising early in the morning, it will be counted a curse to him.
Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16 He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens 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.
The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
19 As the water [showeth] to the face the [reflected] face: so doth the heart of man show itself to man.
As [in] water the face [is] 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)
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not 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.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
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.
If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
23 Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
24 For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
26 The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
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 a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
