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