Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; 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 thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine 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 the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
5 Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
7 He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is 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 wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
13 Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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 friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
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.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man 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] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
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 shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
24 For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
25 The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] 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.
And [thou shalt have] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
