Proverbs 27

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Proverbs 27

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Don’t boast about tomorrow,
for you don’t know what a day might bring.^(A)

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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips.^(B)

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A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

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Fury is cruel, and anger a flood,
but who can withstand jealousy?^(C)

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Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.^(D)

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The wounds of a friend are trustworthy,^(E)
but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.^(F)

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A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,^(G)
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

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A man wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.^(H)

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Oil^(I) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.^(a)

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Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend,^(J)
and don’t go to your brother’s house
in your time of calamity;
better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.^(K)

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Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy,^(L)
so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.^(M)

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A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.^(N)

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Take his garment,^(b)
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.^(c)^(O)

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If one blesses his neighbor
with a loud voice early in the morning,
it will be counted as a curse to him.

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An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike.^(P)

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The one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.

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Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.^(d)

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Whoever tends a fig tree^(Q) will eat its fruit,^(R)
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.

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As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.

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Sheol and Abaddon^(S) are never satisfied,^(T)
and people’s eyes are never satisfied.^(U)

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A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,
and a man for the words of his praise.^(e)^(V)

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Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.^(W)

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Know well the condition of your flock,^(X)
and pay attention to your herds,

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for wealth is not forever;^(Y)
not even a crown lasts for all time.

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When hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grain from the hills is gathered in,

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lambs will provide your clothing,
and goats, the price of a field;

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there will be enough goat’s milk for your food—
food for your household
and nourishment for your female servants.^(Z)

Footnotes:

a. Proverbs 27:9: LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction

b. Proverbs 27:13: A debtor’s outer garment held as collateral; Dt 24:12-13,17; Jb 22:6; Am 2:8

c. Proverbs 27:13: Lit a foreign woman

d. Proverbs 27:17: Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face

e. Proverbs 27:21: Or gold, but a man [is tested] by his praise

Cross references:

A. Proverbs 27:1: Luke 12:19-20

B. Proverbs 27:2: Proverbs 25:27; 2 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Corinthians 10:18; 2 Corinthians 12:11

C. Proverbs 27:4: Proverbs 6:34

D. Proverbs 27:5: Proverbs 28:23

E. Proverbs 27:6: Psalm 141:5

F. Proverbs 27:6: Luke 22:48

G. Proverbs 27:7: Proverbs 25:16

H. Proverbs 27:8: Proverbs 26:2

I. Proverbs 27:9: Psalm 23:5

J. Proverbs 27:10: 2 Samuel 10:2

K. Proverbs 27:10: Proverbs 17:17

L. Proverbs 27:11: Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 23:24-25; Proverbs 29:3

M. Proverbs 27:11: Psalm 119:42; Psalm 127:5

N. Proverbs 27:12: Proverbs 22:3

O. Proverbs 27:13: Proverbs 6:1-5; Proverbs 11:15; Proverbs 20:16

P. Proverbs 27:15: Proverbs 19:13

Q. Proverbs 27:18: Amos 7:14

R. Proverbs 27:18: 1 Corinthians 3:8; 1 Corinthians 9:7

S. Proverbs 27:20: Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11

T. Proverbs 27:20: Proverbs 30:15-16; Habakkuk 2:5

U. Proverbs 27:20: Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 4:8

V. Proverbs 27:21: Proverbs 16:2; Proverbs 17:3

W. Proverbs 27:22: Proverbs 23:35; Proverbs 26:11; Jeremiah 5:3

X. Proverbs 27:23: Ezekiel 34:12; John 10:3; John 10:14; Acts 20:28

Y. Proverbs 27:24: Luke 16:9

Z. Proverbs 27:27: Proverbs 31:15