Proverbs 27
1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine 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 they both.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.
The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the 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 that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, 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 is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
10 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.
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 neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
13 Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
15 A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 A refining pot [is] for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.
The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.
22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:
24 For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?
25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26 Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of a field;
27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.
