Proverbs 27 : 1 (LXXEN)
Boast not of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what the next day shall bring forth.
Proverbs 27 : 2 (LXXEN)
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27 : 3 (LXXEN)
A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 : 4 (LXXEN)
Wrath is merciless, and anger sharp: but envy can bear nothing.
Proverbs 27 : 5 (LXXEN)
Open reproofs are better than secret love.
Proverbs 27 : 6 (LXXEN)
The wounds of a friend are more to be trusted than the spontaneous kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27 : 7 (LXXEN)
A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.
Proverbs 27 : 8 (LXXEN)
As when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.
Proverbs 27 : 9 (LXXEN)
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Proverbs 27 : 10 (LXXEN)
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother’s house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.
Proverbs 27 : 11 (LXXEN)
Son, be wise, that thy heart may rejoice; and remove thou from thyself reproachful words.
Proverbs 27 : 12 (LXXEN)
A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
Proverbs 27 : 13 (LXXEN)
Take away the man’s garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another’s goods.
Proverbs 27 : 14 (LXXEN)
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.
Proverbs 27 : 15 (LXXEN)
On a stormy day drops of rain drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman drive a man out of his own house.
Proverbs 27 : 16 (LXXEN)
The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.
Proverbs 27 : 17 (LXXEN)
Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Proverbs 27 : 18 (LXXEN)
He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.
Proverbs 27 : 19 (LXXEN)
As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.
Proverbs 27 : 20 (LXXEN)
Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable. *Heb. omits to verse 21 He that fixes his eye is an abomination to the Lord; and the uninstructed do not restrain their tongue.
Proverbs 27 : 21 (LXXEN)
Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 27 : 22 (LXXEN)
Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.
Proverbs 27 : 23 (LXXEN)
Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.
Proverbs 27 : 24 (LXXEN)
For a man has not strength and power for ever; neither does he transmit it from generation to generation.
Proverbs 27 : 25 (LXXEN)
Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;
Proverbs 27 : 26 (LXXEN)
that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
Proverbs 27 : 27 (LXXEN)
My son, thou hast from me words very useful for thy life, and for the life of thy servants.
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