Proverbs 27 My Son, Be Wise
Proverbs 27 My Son, Be Wise
Proverbs 27:1-27 My Son, Be Wise
Proverbs 27:1
1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:2
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Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth;
A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:4
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Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent,
But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:5
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Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.
Proverbs 27:6
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:7
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A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:8
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Like a bird that wanders from its nest
Is a man who wanders from his place.
Proverbs 27:9
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Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 27:10
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Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:11
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad,
That I may answer him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 27:12
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A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on and are punished.
Proverbs 27:14
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He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:15-16
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A continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;
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Whoever restrains her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
Proverbs 27:17
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As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:18
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Whoever keeps (protects or tends) the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:19
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As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
Proverbs 27:20
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Hell and Destruction are never full;
So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21
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The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Proverbs 27:22
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Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
And attend to your herds;
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For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
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When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
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The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
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You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.