Proverbs 27 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Do not brag about tomorrow, because you do not know what another day may bring. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2 Praise should come from another person and not from your own mouth, from a stranger and not from your own lips. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy, and sand weighs a lot, but annoyance caused by a stubborn fool is heavier than both. A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both. Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4 Anger is cruel, and fury is overwhelming, but who can survive jealousy? Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy? Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Open criticism is better than unexpressed love. Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 Wounds made by a friend are intended to help, but an enemy's kisses are too much to bear. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.
7 One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet. One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet. One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8 Like a bird wandering from its nest, so is a husband wandering from his home. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home. Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.
9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest. Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend. Do not go to a relative's home when you are in trouble. A neighbor living nearby is better than a relative far away. Do 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. Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad so that I can answer anyone who criticizes me. Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12 Sensible people foresee trouble and hide. Gullible people go ahead [and] suffer. The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Hold on to the garment of one who guarantees a stranger's loan, and hold responsible the person who makes a loan in behalf of a foreigner. Take 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. Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14 Whoever blesses his friend early in the morning with a loud voice- his blessing is considered a curse. Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing. If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
15 Constantly dripping water on a rainy day is like a quarreling woman. A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 Whoever can control her can control the wind. He can even pick up olive oil with his right hand. to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand. restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
17 [As] iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18 Whoever takes care of a fig tree can eat its fruit, and whoever protects his master is honored. Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored. The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19 As a face is reflected in water, so a person is reflected by his heart. As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man. As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
20 Hell and decay are never satisfied, and a person's eyes are never satisfied. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man. Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
21 The crucible is for refining silver and the smelter for gold, but a person [is tested] by the praise given to him. The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise. The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.
22 If you crush a stubborn fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, [even then] his stupidity will not leave him. Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him. Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
23 Be fully aware of the condition of your flock, and pay close attention to your herds. Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds, Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
24 Wealth is not forever. Nor does a crown last from one generation to the next. for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations? for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 [When] grass is cut short, the tender growth appears, and vegetables are gathered on the hills. When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered, When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 Lambs [will provide] you with clothing, and the money from the male goats will buy a field. the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field. the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
27 There will be enough goat milk to feed you, to feed your family, and to keep your servant girls alive. There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls. You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.
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