Thematic Bible
Proverbs 27:1 (show verse)
Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:2 (show verse)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth, a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs 27:3 (show verse)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.
Proverbs 27:4 (show verse)
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:5 (show verse)
Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.
Proverbs 27:6 (show verse)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
Proverbs 27:7 (show verse)
The full soul loathes a honeycomb, but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:8 (show verse)
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
Proverbs 27:9 (show verse)
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart, so [too] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs 27:10 (show verse)
Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
Proverbs 27:11 (show verse)
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
Proverbs 27:12 (show verse)
A prudent man sees the evil, [and] hides himself. The simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
Proverbs 27:13 (show verse)
Take his garment who is surety for a stranger, and hold him in pledge [who is surety] for a strange woman.
Proverbs 27:14 (show verse)
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be considered a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:15 (show verse)
A continual dropping in a very rainy day, and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs 27:16 (show verse)
He who would restrain her restrains the wind, and his right hand encounters oil.
Proverbs 27:17 (show verse)
Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:18 (show verse)
He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 27:19 (show verse)
As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.
Proverbs 27:20 (show verse)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21 (show verse)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is [tried] by his praise.
Proverbs 27:22 (show verse)
Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23 (show verse)
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Proverbs 27:24 (show verse)
For riches are not forever. And does the crown endure to all generations?
Proverbs 27:25 (show verse)
The hay is carried, and the tender grass shows itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
Proverbs 27:26 (show verse)
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the cost of the field.
Proverbs 27:27 (show verse)
And [then will be] goats' milk enough for thy food; for the food of thy household, and maintenance for thy maidens.