Proverbs 27 : 1 (HCSB)
Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring.
Proverbs 27 : 2 (HCSB)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth-- a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27 : 3 (HCSB)
A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27 : 4 (HCSB)
Fury is cruel, and anger is a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Proverbs 27 : 5 (HCSB)
Better an open reprimand than concealed love.
Proverbs 27 : 6 (HCSB)
The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
Proverbs 27 : 7 (HCSB)
A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27 : 8 (HCSB)
A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.
Proverbs 27 : 9 (HCSB)
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.
Proverbs 27 : 10 (HCSB)
Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27 : 11 (HCSB)
Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.
Proverbs 27 : 12 (HCSB)
The sensible see danger and take cover; the foolish keep going and are punished.
Proverbs 27 : 13 (HCSB)
Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.
Proverbs 27 : 14 (HCSB)
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
Proverbs 27 : 15 (HCSB)
An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike.
Proverbs 27 : 16 (HCSB)
The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.
Proverbs 27 : 17 (HCSB)
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27 : 18 (HCSB)
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27 : 19 (HCSB)
As the water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
Proverbs 27 : 20 (HCSB)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27 : 21 (HCSB)
Silver is *tested in a crucible, gold in a smelter, and a man, by the praise he receives.
Proverbs 27 : 22 (HCSB)
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.
Proverbs 27 : 23 (HCSB)
Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,
Proverbs 27 : 24 (HCSB)
for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.
Proverbs 27 : 25 (HCSB)
When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in,
Proverbs 27 : 26 (HCSB)
lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;
Proverbs 27 : 27 (HCSB)
there will be enough goat's milk for your food-- food for your household and nourishment for your servants.
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