Proverbs 27




acv@Proverbs:27:1 @ Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

acv@Proverbs:27:2 @ Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

acv@Proverbs:27:3 @ A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.

acv@Proverbs:27:4 @ Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?

acv@Proverbs:27:5 @ Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.

acv@Proverbs:27:6 @ Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

acv@Proverbs:27:7 @ The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

acv@Proverbs:27:8 @ As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.

acv@Proverbs:27:9 @ Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

acv@Proverbs:27:10 @ Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

acv@Proverbs:27:11 @ My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.

acv@Proverbs:27:12 @ A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

acv@Proverbs:27:13 @ Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.

acv@Proverbs:27:14 @ He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.

acv@Proverbs:27:15 @ A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.

acv@Proverbs:27:16 @ He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.

acv@Proverbs:27:17 @ Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

acv@Proverbs:27:18 @ He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.

acv@Proverbs:27:19 @ As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.

acv@Proverbs:27:20 @ Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied.

acv@Proverbs:27:21 @ The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.

acv@Proverbs:27:22 @ Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

acv@Proverbs:27:23 @ Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

acv@Proverbs:27:24 @ For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?

acv@Proverbs:27:25 @ The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

acv@Proverbs:27:26 @ The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.

acv@Proverbs:27:27 @ And [then will be] goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.


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