Proverbs 27:15-27 ▼

15 A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

19 As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

23 Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

24 for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered,

26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you— food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.