Proverbs 27
1
Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know
what a day may bring forth.
2 Let another man
praise you, and not your own
mouth;
A stranger, and not
your own lips.
3 A stone is
heavy and sand is
weighty,
But a fool’s wrath
is heavier than both of
them.
4 Wrath is
cruel and anger a torrent,
But who is able
to stand before jealousy?
5 Open rebuke is
better
Than love carefully
concealed.
6 Faithful are
the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an
enemy are deceitful.
7 A satisfied soul
loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul
every bitter thing is
sweet.
8 Like a bird that
wanders from its nest
Is a man who
wanders from his place.
9 Ointment and
perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a
man’s friend gives
delight by hearty
counsel.
10 Do not forsake
your own friend or your
father’s friend,
Nor go to your
brother’s house in the day
of your calamity;
Better is a
neighbor nearby than a
brother far away.
11 My son, be wise,
and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him
who reproaches me.
12 A prudent man
foresees evil and
hides himself;
The simple pass on
and are punished.
13 Take the garment
of him who is surety for a
stranger,
And hold it in pledge
when he is surety for
a seductress.
14 He who blesses his
friend with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a
curse to him.
15 A continual
dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious
woman are alike;
16 Whoever restrains
her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with
his right hand.
17 As iron
sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the
countenance of his friend.
18 Whoever keeps the
fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his
master will be honored.
19 As in water face
reflects face,
So a man’s heart
reveals the man.
20 Hell[a]
and Destruction[b]
are never full;
So the eyes of man are
never satisfied.
21 The refining pot
is for silver and the
furnace for gold,
And a man is valued
by what others say of him.
22 Though you grind a
fool in a mortar with a
pestle along with crushed
grain,
Yet his
foolishness will not depart
from him.
23 Be diligent to
know the state of your
flocks,
And attend to
your herds;
24 For riches are
not forever,
Nor does a crown
endure to all
generations.
25 When the
hay is removed, and the
tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the
mountains are gathered in,
26 The lambs will
provide your clothing,
And the goats the
price of a field;
27 You shall have
enough goats’ milk for your
food,
For the food of your
household,
And the nourishment of
your maidservants.
Footnotes:
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Proverbs 27:20 Or
Sheol
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Proverbs 27:20
Hebrew Abaddon
