Proverbs 27

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1} Do not brag about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring.

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

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3} A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both.

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4} Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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5} Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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6} Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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7} The full person dislikes the honeycomb, but to the hungry every bitter thing is sweet.

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8} As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.

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9} As oil and perfume delight the heart so the sweetness of a man's friend delights his heart.

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10} Do not forget your friends or your father's friends. If you are in trouble, do not ask a relative for help. A nearby neighbor can help you more than relatives who are far away.

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11} Be wise, my son, and make my heart happy and I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes (taunts) (torments) me.

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12} A prudent man anticipates evil and hides; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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13} Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take him as pledge as surety for a fornicator.

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14} He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

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15} Continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

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16} Trying to stop her is like trying to stop the wind, or holding something with greased hands.

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17} Just as iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another.

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18} When you keep a fig tree you eat the fruit. He who waits on his master will be honored.

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19} As in water face reflects face, the heart of man is reveals the man.

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20} The grave and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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21} The refining pot is for silver. The furnace is for gold. A man is valued by what others say about him.

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22} Though you grind a fool in mortar his foolishness will not depart from him.

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23} Be diligent to know the state of your flocks and attend to your herds.

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24} Riches are not forever: and a crown does not endure for every generation.

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25} The hay appears and the tender grass shows itself. Herbs of the mountains are gathered.

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26} The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats bring the price of the field.

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27} You will have enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidservants.