Prov 27
1
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own
lips.
3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they
both.
4
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
5
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
7
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by
hearty counsel.
10
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's
house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother
far off.
11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.
12
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and
are punished.
13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety
for an alien woman.
14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall
be counted a curse to him.
15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;
16
He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth
itself.
17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his
master shall be honoured.
19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20
The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never
satiated.
21
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his
praise.
22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will
not his foolishness depart from him.
23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;
24
For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?
25
When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains
are gathered in;
26
The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.
27
And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household;
and maintenance for thy maidens.