Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day brings forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, A stranger, and not your own lips.
Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than them both.
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who stands before jealousy?
Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a lover are faithful, And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant.
Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul.
A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
10 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.
Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better [is] a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, And I return a word [to] my reproacher.
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
12 The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
13 Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, And pledge it for a strange woman.
Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
14 Whoever is greeting his friend with a loud voice, Rising early in the morning, It is reckoned a light thing to him.
Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
16 Whoever is hiding her has hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calls out.
Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
18 The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honored.
The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
22 If you beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things—with a pestle, His folly does not turn aside from off him.
If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
23 Know the face of your flock well, Set your heart to the droves,
Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
24 For riches [are] not for all time, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
25 The hay was revealed, and the tender grass seen, And the herbs of mountains gathered.
Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
26 Lambs [are] for your clothing, And the price of the field [are] male goats,
Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
27 And a sufficiency of goats’ milk [is] for your bread, For bread to your house, and life to your girls!
And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
