Proverbs 27:15-27 ▼

15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.

16 Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand.

17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.

18 Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored.

19 Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes.

21 As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man.

22 Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.

23 Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,

24 because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.

25 When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested,

26 the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field.

27 You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.