Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; 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 thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another praise thee, and not thy own mouth: a stranger, and not thy own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
A stone is heavy, and sand weighty: but the anger of a fool is heavier than them both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; 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 rebuke Than love kept concealed.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.
7 He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any 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 from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
9 Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
10 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.
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 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, 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 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; 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 who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers.
14 He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
He that blesseth his neighbour with a loud voice, rising in the night, shall be like to him that curseth.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
Roofs dropping through in a cold day, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
He that retaineth her, is as he that would hold the wind, and shall call in the oil of his right hand.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
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 in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man 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.
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him 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 beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly 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 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
Be diligent to know the countenance of thy cattle, and consider thy own flocks:
24 For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
For thou shalt not always have power: but a crown shall be given to generation and generation.
25 The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
The meadows are open, and the green herbs have appeared, and the hay is gathered out of the mountains.
26 The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
Lambs are for thy clothing: and kids for the price of the field.
27 There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of 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.
