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Proverbs 27:1-6 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a 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 | Let another man 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 sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation 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 | Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand 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 rebuke than hidden love. | Better is open rebuke than hidden love. | Better is open rebuke than hidden love. | |
| 6 | The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse. | 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. | |
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