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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.

Proverbs 27:3 Heb. heaviness
Proverbs 27:4a Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing
Proverbs 27:4b Or, jealousy
Proverbs 27:6 Or, earnest, or frequent
Proverbs 27:7 Heb. treadeth under foot
Proverbs 27:9 Heb. from the counsel of the soul
Proverbs 27:20 Heb. not
Proverbs 27:23 Heb. set thy heart
Proverbs 27:24a Heb. strength
Proverbs 27:24b Heb. to generation and generation
Proverbs 27:27 Heb. life

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 27 (BYZ)

[1] μη καυχω τα εις αυριον ου γαρ γινωσκεις τι τεξεται η επιουσα
[2] εγκωμιαζετω σε ο πελας και μη το σον στομα αλλοτριος και μη τα σα χειλη
[3] βαρυ λιθος και δυσβαστακτον αμμος οργη δε αφρονος βαρυτερα αμφοτερων
[4] ανελεημων θυμος και οξεια οργη αλλ ουδενα υφισταται ζηλος
[5] κρεισσους ελεγχοι αποκεκαλυμμενοι κρυπτομενης φιλιας
[6] αξιοπιστοτερα εστιν τραυματα φιλου η εκουσια φιληματα εχθρου
[7] ψυχη εν πλησμονη ουσα κηριοις εμπαιζει ψυχη δε ενδεει και τα πικρα γλυκεια φαινεται
[8] ωσπερ οταν ορνεον καταπετασθη εκ της ιδιας νοσσιας ουτως ανθρωπος δουλουται οταν αποξενωθη εκ των ιδιων τοπων
[9] μυροις και οινοις και θυμιαμασιν τερπεται καρδια καταρρηγνυται δε υπο συμπτωματων ψυχη
[10] φιλον σον η φιλον πατρωον μη εγκαταλιπης εις δε τον οικον του αδελφου σου μη εισελθης ατυχων κρεισσων φιλος εγγυς η αδελφος μακραν οικων
[11] σοφος γινου υιε ινα ευφραινηται μου η καρδια και αποστρεψον απο σου επονειδιστους λογους
[12] πανουργος κακων επερχομενων απεκρυβη αφρονες δε επελθοντες ζημιαν τεισουσιν
[13] αφελου το ιματιον αυτου παρηλθεν γαρ υβριστης οστις τα αλλοτρια λυμαινεται
[14] ος αν ευλογη φιλον το πρωι μεγαλη τη φωνη καταρωμενου ουδεν διαφερειν δοξει
[15] σταγονες εκβαλλουσιν ανθρωπον εν ημερα χειμερινη εκ του οικου αυτου ωσαυτως και γυνη λοιδορος εκ του ιδιου οικου
[16] βορεας σκληρος ανεμος ονοματι δε επιδεξιος καλειται
[17] σιδηρος σιδηρον οξυνει ανηρ δε παροξυνει προσωπον εταιρου
[18] ος φυτευει συκην φαγεται τους καρπους αυτης ος δε φυλασσει τον εαυτου κυριον τιμηθησεται
[19] ωσπερ ουχ ομοια προσωπα προσωποις ουτως ουδε αι καρδιαι των ανθρωπων
[20] αδης και απωλεια ουκ εμπιμπλανται ωσαυτως και οι οφθαλμοι των ανθρωπων απληστοι (27:20Α) βδελυγμα κυριω στηριζων οφθαλμον και οι απαιδευτοι ακρατεις γλωσση
[21] δοκιμιον αργυρω και χρυσω πυρωσις ανηρ δε δοκιμαζεται δια στοματος εγκωμιαζοντων αυτον (27:21Α) καρδια ανομου εκζητει κακα καρδια δε ευθης εκζητει γνωσιν
[22] εαν μαστιγοις αφρονα εν μεσω συνεδριου ατιμαζων ου μη περιελης την αφροσυνην αυτου
[23] γνωστως επιγνωση ψυχας ποιμνιου σου και επιστησεις καρδιαν σου σαις αγελαις
[24] οτι ου τον αιωνα ανδρι κρατος και ισχυς ουδε παραδιδωσιν εκ γενεας εις γενεαν
[25] επιμελου των εν τω πεδιω χλωρων και κερεις ποαν και συναγε χορτον ορεινον
[26] ινα εχης προβατα εις ιματισμον τιμα πεδιον ινα ωσιν σοι αρνες
[27] υιε παρ εμου εχεις ρησεις ισχυρας εις την ζωην σου και εις την ζωην σων θεραποντων