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Proverbs 27
[1] Don’t boast about tomorrow;
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
[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 a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
[4] Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
[5] Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
[6] The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
[7] A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
[8] As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
[9] Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
[10] Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
[11] Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
[12] A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
[13] Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
[14] He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse by him.
[15] A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
[16] restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand. [17] Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
[18] Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
He who looks after his master shall be honored.
[19] Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
[20] Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
[21] The crucible is for silver,
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
[22] Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. [23] Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds,
[24] for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
[25] The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
[26] The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of a field.
[27] There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
for you don’t know what a day may bring.
[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 a burden;
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
[4] Wrath is cruel,
and anger is overwhelming;
but who is able to stand before jealousy?
[5] Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
[6] The wounds of a friend are faithful,
although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
[7] A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
[8] As a bird that wanders from her nest,
so is a man who wanders from his home.
[9] Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
[10] Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
[11] Be wise, my son,
and bring joy to my heart,
then I can answer my tormentor.
[12] A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
[13] Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
Hold it for a wayward woman!
[14] He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse by him.
[15] A continual dropping on a rainy day
and a contentious wife are alike:
[16] restraining her is like restraining the wind,
or like grasping oil in his right hand. [17] Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
[18] Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
He who looks after his master shall be honored.
[19] Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man.
[20] Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
[21] The crucible is for silver,
and the furnace for gold;
but man is refined by his praise.
[22] Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. [23] Know well the state of your flocks,
and pay attention to your herds,
[24] for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to all generations.
[25] The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
[26] The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of a field.
[27] There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food,
for your family’s food,
and for the nourishment of your servant girls.