Proverbs 27 : 1 (WEB)
Don't boast about tomorrow; For you don't know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27 : 2 (WEB)
Let another man praise you, And not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27 : 3 (WEB)
A stone is heavy, And sand is a burden; But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27 : 4 (WEB)
Wrath is cruel, And anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27 : 5 (WEB)
Better is open rebuke Than hidden love.
Proverbs 27 : 6 (WEB)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Proverbs 27 : 7 (WEB)
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27 : 8 (WEB)
As a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27 : 9 (WEB)
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
Proverbs 27 : 10 (WEB)
Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
Proverbs 27 : 11 (WEB)
Be wise, my son, And bring joy to my heart, Then I can answer my tormentor.
Proverbs 27 : 12 (WEB)
A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:
Proverbs 27 : 13 (WEB)
Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger; Hold it for a wayward woman!
Proverbs 27 : 14 (WEB)
He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be taken as a curse by him.
Proverbs 27 : 15 (WEB)
A continual dropping on a rainy day And a contentious wife are alike:
Proverbs 27 : 16 (WEB)
Restraining her is like restraining the wind, Or like grasping oil in his right hand.
Proverbs 27 : 17 (WEB)
Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
Proverbs 27 : 18 (WEB)
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 27 : 19 (WEB)
As water reflects a face, So a man's heart reflects the man.
Proverbs 27 : 20 (WEB)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And a man's eyes are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27 : 21 (WEB)
The crucible is for silver, And the furnace for gold; But man is refined by his praise.
Proverbs 27 : 22 (WEB)
Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
Proverbs 27 : 23 (WEB)
Know well the state of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds:
Proverbs 27 : 24 (WEB)
For riches are not forever, Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 27 : 25 (WEB)
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, The grasses of the hills are gathered in.
Proverbs 27 : 26 (WEB)
The lambs are for your clothing, And the goats are the price of a field.
Proverbs 27 : 27 (WEB)
There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, For your family's food, And for the nourishment of your servant girls.
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