Proverbs 27
1 Make no boast for thyself of the coming day; for thou knowest 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 thee, and not thy own mouth; a stranger, and not thy own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine 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 is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Fury hath its cruelty, and anger its overwhelming power; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open reproof than concealed love.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but deceptive are the kisses of an enemy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The satisfied soul treadeth under foot fine honey; 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 wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth 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.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
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 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 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, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 The prudent foreseeth the evil, and hideth 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, for he became surety for a stranger; and on account of an alien woman take a pledge of him.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a 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 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 on 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 He that would conceal her might conceal the wind, and as [fragrant] oil on his right hand, which would betray itself.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
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 doth 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 realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man 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.
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 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 beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Endeavor to know well the appearance of thy flocks, direct thy attention to thy herds;
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For property endureth not for ever, nor doth the crown remain for all generations.
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 When the grass is past, young verdure showeth itself, and then are gathered the herbs of the mountains.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 The sheep are for thy clothing, and he-goats are the purchase-price of a field.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy 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.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
