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 may bring forth!
2 Let another 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 the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
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 deceitful.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul 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 As a bird wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by 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 neighbor 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 give an answer to 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 foreseeth 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 who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing 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 continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
The realms of the dead are never full; 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 refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things — with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised 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 thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For riches [are] not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 Lambs [are] for thy clothing, And the price of the field [are] he-goats,
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 And a sufficiency of goats' milk [is] for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
