Proverbs 27
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1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
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2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
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3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
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4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
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5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
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6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
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7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
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9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
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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.
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11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
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13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge [that is surety] for a foreign woman.
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14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
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15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
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16 He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
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17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
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19 As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.
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20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
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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.
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:
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24 For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
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25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
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26 The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;
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27 And [there will be] goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.