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| The Book of Proverbs 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| The World English Online Bible (WLD) | ||||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:1 | Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:2 | Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:3 | A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:4 | Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:5 | Better is open rebuke Than hidden love. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:6 | Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:7 | A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:8 | As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:9 | Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:10 | Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:11 | Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:12 | A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it: | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:13 | Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman! | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:14 | He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be taken as a curse by him. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:15 | A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike: | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:16 | Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:17 | Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:18 | Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:19 | As water reflects a face, So a man's heart reflects the man. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:20 | Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:21 | The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:22 | Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:23 | Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds: | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:24 | For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:25 | The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, The grasses of the hills are gathered in. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:26 | The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field. | |||||||||||||||
| Proverbs 27:27 | There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, For your family's food, And for the nourishment of your servant girls. | |||||||||||||||
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