Proverbs 27

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1} Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring.

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2} Let another praise you, and not your own mouth- a stranger, and not your own lips.

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

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4} Fury is cruel, and anger is a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

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5} Better an open reprimand than concealed love.

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6} The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

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7} A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

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8} A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

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9} Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

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10} 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.

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11} Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

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12} The sensible see danger and take cover; the foolish keep going and are punished.

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13} Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.

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14} 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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15} An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike. ^{Tools
16} The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.

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17} Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

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18} Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.

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

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20} Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied.

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21} Silver is [tested] in a crucible, gold in a smelter, and a man, by the praise he receives.

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22} Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.

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23} Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds, ^{Tools
24} for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time. ^{Tools
25} When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in, ^{Tools
26} lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field; ^{Tools
27} there will be enough goat's milk for your food- food for your household and nourishment for your servants.