Proverbs - Chapter 27 | American Standard Version

  • 1. Boast not thyself of tomorrow; 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 profuse.
  • 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. Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend {cf15i that cometh} of hearty counsel.
  • 10. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
  • 11. My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
  • 12. A prudent man seeth the evil, {cf15i and} hideth himself; {cf15i But} the simple pass on, {cf15i and} suffer for it.
  • 13. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge {cf15i that is surety} for a foreign 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 restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
  • 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 regardeth his master shall be honored.
  • 19. As in water face {cf15i answereth} to face, So the heart of man to man.
  • 20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
  • 21. The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is {cf15i tried} by his praise.
  • 22. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
  • 23. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, {cf15i And} look well to thy herds:
  • 24. For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
  • 25. The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
  • 26. The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
  • 27. And {cf15i there will be} goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
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