Thematic Bible




Proverbs 27:1 (show verse)

Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:2 (show verse)

Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 27:3 (show verse)

Heavy is a stone, and weighty is sand, - but, the vexation of a fool, is heavier than both.

Proverbs 27:4 (show verse)

The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand before, jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5 (show verse)

Better is a rebuke that is open, than love carefully concealed.

Proverbs 27:6 (show verse)

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but lavished are the kisses of an enemy.

Proverbs 27:7 (show verse)

The surfeited soul, trampleth upon droppings from the comb, but, to the hungry soul, every bitter thing, is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8 (show verse)

As a bird wandering from her nest, so, is a man wandering from his place.

Proverbs 27:9 (show verse)

Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one's friend, more than fragrant wood.

Proverbs 27:10 (show verse)

Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27:11 (show verse)

Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart, that I may answer him that reproacheth me in a matter.

Proverbs 27:12 (show verse)

A prudent man, seeth calamity - he hideth himself, the simple, pass on - they suffer.

Proverbs 27:13 (show verse)

Take a man's garment when he hath become pledge for stranger, then, for a female unknown, accept him as surety.

Proverbs 27:14 (show verse)

He that blesseth his friend, with a loud voice, in the morning early, a reproach, shall it be reckoned to him.

Proverbs 27:15 (show verse)

A continuous dripping on a day of downpour, and a contentious wife, are alike:

Proverbs 27:16 (show verse)

He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.

Proverbs 27:17 (show verse)

Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18 (show verse)

He that guardeth the fig-tree, shall eat the fruit thereof, and, he that watcheth over his master, shall he honoured.

Proverbs 27:19 (show verse)

As in water, face answereth to face, so, the heart of man to man.

Proverbs 27:20 (show verse)

Hades and destruction, are not satisfied, and, the eyes of a man, are not satisfied.

Proverbs 27:21 (show verse)

Fining pot for silver, and crucible for gold, and, a man, is to be tried by what he praiseth.

Proverbs 27:22 (show verse)

Though thou pound a fool in a mortar, amidst grain, with a pestle, his folly, will not depart from him.

Proverbs 27:23 (show verse)

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;

Proverbs 27:24 (show verse)

For, not age-abiding, are riches, nor is the diadem, from generation to generation: -

Proverbs 27:25 (show verse)

The grass, is taken away, and the young shoot, showeth itself, and the herbage of the mountains, is gathered;

Proverbs 27:26 (show verse)

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

Proverbs 27:27 (show verse)

With, enough goats-milk, for thy food - for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.