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‏ Proverbs 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 ^▼▼1 overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy? ^{▼▼1) Heb a flood}

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 ^▼▼1 loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. ^{▼▼1) Heb trampleth upon}

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 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, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge 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 ^▼▼1 restrain her ^▼▼2 restraineth the wind; And ^▼▼3 his right hand encountereth oil. ^{▼▼1) Heb hide 2) Heb hideth 3) Or the oil 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 regardeth his master shall be honored.

19 ^▼▼1 As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man. ^{▼▼1) Or As water showeth face to face, so the heart showeth 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 tried by ^▼▼1 his praise. ^{▼▼1) Or that which he praiseth ; Or that whereof he boasteth}

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, And look well to thy herds: 24 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations? 25 The ^▼▼1 hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in. ^{▼▼1) Heb grass} 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field; 27 And there will be goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.