Proverbs 27:15-27 ▼

15 Like a continual dripping on a rainy day, so is a quarrelsome woman.

16 The north wind is severe, but it is called the right wind.

17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man enlightens the face of his friend.

18 He who guards his fig tree shall eat its fruit; and he who is careful of his master shall be honored.

19 As faces do not resemble faces, so hearts do not resemble hearts.

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

21 As the refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, so is a man tested by the mouth of those who praise him. The heart of the wicked desires evil, and the heart of the pious desires knowledge.

22 Though you should beat a fool in the midst of an assembly, you will not do him any good, nor will you cause his foolishness to depart from him.

23 When you are feeding the sheep, know their faces and set your mind on the flock.

24 Possessions are not for ever; nor can riches be handed down from one generation to another.

25 The grass springs up, the tender growth shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered.

26 The lambs are for your clothing and the kids are for your sustenance;

27 And the goats' milk is for your food and for the food of your household.