Proverbs Chapter 27 of 31 about 2 min read

Proverbs 27

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Verse 1. Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

Verse 2. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.

Verse 3. A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Verse 4. Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Verse 5. Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.

Verse 6. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Verse 7. The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

Verse 8. Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

Verse 9. Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

Verse 10. Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Verse 11. Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

Verse 12. The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

Verse 13. Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

Verse 14. If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.

Verse 15. A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

Verse 16. restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.

Verse 17. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Verse 18. Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Verse 19. As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.

Verse 20. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Verse 21. A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

Verse 22. Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Verse 23. Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Verse 24. for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

Verse 25. When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,

Verse 26. the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

Verse 27. You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.