< Proverbs 27 >

1 May not you boast in a day tomorrow for not you know what? will it bring forth a day.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 May he praise you a stranger and not own mouth your a foreigner and may not own lips your.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 [the] heaviness of A stone and [the] weight of sand and [the] provocation of a fool [is] heavy more than both of them.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 [the] cruelty of Rage and [the] flood of anger and who? will he stand before jealousy.
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 [is] good Rebuke uncovered more than love hidden.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 [are] reliable [the] wounds of [one who] loves And [are] abundant [the] kisses of [one who] hates.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 An appetite satisfied it treads down honey and an appetite hungry 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 Like a bird [which] wanders from nest its so a person [who] wanders from own place his.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume it makes glad a heart and [the] sweetness of friend his more than [the] counsel of a person.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Friend your (and [the] neighbor of *Q(K)*) father your may not you forsake and [the] house of brother your may not you go on [the] day of calamity your [is] good a neighbor near more than a brother far away.
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 Be wise O son my and make glad heart my so let me bring back [one who] taunts me a word.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A sensible [person] he sees evil he hides himself naive people they pass on they are punished.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take garment his for he stands surety for a stranger and for a foreign [woman] hold in pledge it.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 [one who] blesses Neighbor his - with a voice great in the morning rising early a curse it is reckoned 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 dripping continuous on a day of persistent rain and a wife of (contentions *Q(K)*) she is like.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 [those who] hide Her he hides [the] wind and oil right [hand] his it meets.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron by iron it grows sharp and each he sharpens [the] face of neighbor his.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 [one who] keeps A fig tree he will eat fruit its and [one who] protects master his he 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 Like water the face to the face so [the] heart of the person to the person.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol (and destruction its *Q(K)*) not they are satisfied and [the] eyes of person not they are satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 A crucible for silver and a smelting furnace for gold and a person to [the] mouth of praise his.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 If you will pound the fool - in mortar in among the grain with the pestle not it will depart from with him foolishness his.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Certainly you will know [the] face of flock your set heart your to [the] herds.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For not [is] for ever wealth and if a crown to a generation (and a generation. *Q(K)*)
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 It disappears grass and it appears grass and they are gathered [the] vegetation of [the] mountains.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 Lambs [are] for clothing your and [the] price of a field goats.
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 And a sufficiency of - [the] milk of goats for food your for [the] food of household your and life of maids your.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.

< Proverbs 27 >