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World English Bible

Proverbs 27 (WEBP)

[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.

Proverbs 27:20 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 27 (KJVS)

[1] Boast () not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest () not what a day may bring forth. ()
[2] 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 weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both.
[4] Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand () before envy?
[5] Open () rebuke [is] better than secret () love.
[6] Faithful () [are] the wounds of a friend; () but the kisses of an enemy () [are] deceitful. ()
[7] The full soul loatheth () an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
[8] As a bird that wandereth () from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth () from his place.
[9] Ointment and perfume rejoice () the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
[10] Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake () not; neither go () into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
[11] My son, be wise, () and make my heart glad, () that I may answer () him that reproacheth () me.
[12] A prudent [man] foreseeth () the evil, [and] hideth () himself; [but] the simple pass on, () [and] are punished. ()
[13] Take () his garment that is surety () for a stranger, () and take a pledge () of him for a strange woman.
[14] He that blesseth () his friend with a loud voice, rising early () in the morning, it shall be counted () a curse to him.
[15] A continual () dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious () woman are alike. ()
[16] Whosoever hideth () her hideth () the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth () [itself].
[17] Iron sharpeneth () iron; so a man sharpeneth () the countenance of his friend.
[18] Whoso keepeth () the fig tree shall eat () the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth () on his master shall be honoured. ()
[19] As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
[20] Hell and destruction () are never full; () so the eyes of man are never satisfied. ()
[21] [As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
[22] Though thou shouldest bray () a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart () from him.
[23] Be thou diligent () to know () the state of thy flocks, [and] look () well to thy herds.
[24] For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
[25] The hay appeareth, () and the tender grass sheweth () itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. ()
[26] The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
[27] And [thou shalt have] goats ’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.

Young’s Literal Translation

Proverbs 27 (YLT)

[1] Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.
[2] 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.
[4] Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?
[5] Better is open reproof than hidden love.
[6] Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
[7] A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
[8] As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
[9] Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one’s friend-from counsel of the soul.
[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.
[11] Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
[12] The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
[13] Take his garment, when a stranger hath been surety, And for a strange woman pledge it.
[14] Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.
[15] A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
[16] Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
[17] Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
[18] The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
[19] As in water the face is to face, So the heart of man to man.
[20] Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
[21] A refining pot is for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his 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.
[23] Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,
[24] For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
[25] Revealed was the hay, and seen the tender grass, And gathered the herbs of mountains.
[26] Lambs are for thy clothing, And the price of the field are he-goats,
[27] And a sufficiency of goats’ milk is for thy bread, For bread to thy house, and life to thy damsels!