Proverbs 27:1-16 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Do not boast about tomorrow, || For you do not know what a day brings forth. 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 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth, || A stranger, and not 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 the sand [is] heavy, || And the anger of a fool || Is heavier than them 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 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, || And who stands before 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 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love. Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6 The wounds of a lover are faithful, || And the kisses of an enemy [are] abundant. 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 A satiated soul treads down a honeycomb, || And every bitter thing [is] sweet [to] a hungry soul. 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 As a bird wandering from her nest, || So [is] a man wandering from his place. 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, || And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul. 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 forsake your own friend and the friend of your father, || And do not enter the house of your brother in a day of your calamity, || A near neighbor [is] better than a brother far off. 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, || And I return a word [to] my reproacher. 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 The prudent has seen the evil, he is hidden, || The simple have passed on, they are punished. 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 Take his garment when a stranger has been guarantor, || And pledge it for a strange woman. 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 is greeting his friend with a loud voice, || Rising early in the morning, || It is reckoned a light thing to him. 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 A continual dropping in a day of rain, || And a woman of contentions are alike, 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 is hiding her has hidden the wind, || And the ointment of his right hand calls out. 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.
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