Proverbs 27
1 Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth!
2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
3 Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, —but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty; But a fool's wrath is heavier than both.
4 The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?
Wrath is cruel, and anger overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.
Better is open rebuke Than love kept concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7 The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.
He who is fed to the full loatheth the honeycomb; But to the hungry any bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from its nest, So is a man who wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend and thy father’s friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.
Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not; And go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor that is near, than a brother far off.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may give an answer to him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent man, seeth calamity—he hideth himself, the simple, pass on—they suffer.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; The simple pass on, and are punished.
13 Take a man’s garment when he hath become pledge for a stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.
Take his garment who is surety for another; Yea, take a pledge of him who is bound for a stranger.
14 He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.
He who blesseth his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early for it, It shall be accounted to him as a curse.
15 A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a quarrelsome wife are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
He who restraineth her restraineth the wind; And his right hand layeth hold of oil.
17 Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; So one man sharpeneth the face of another.
18 He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall be honoured.
He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.
19 As in water, face [answereth] to face, so, the heart of man to man.
As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.
20 Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Sheol h7585)
21 Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, [is to be tried] by what he praiseth.
The refining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; So let a man be to the mouth that giveth him praise.
22 Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.
Though thou shouldst beat a fool in a mortar, Among bruised wheat, with a pestle, Yet will not his folly depart from him.
23 Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds!
24 For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: —
For riches last not for ever; Not even a crown endureth from generation to generation.
25 The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;
The hay disappeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbage of the mountains is gathered in.
26 There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;
The lambs are thy clothing, And the goats the price of thy field.
27 With, enough goats-milk, for thy food—for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.
There is goat's milk enough for thy food, For the food of thy household, And for the sustenance of thy maidens.
