Thematic Bible




Proverbs 27:1 (show verse)

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest 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 they 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 loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8 (show verse)

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Proverbs 27:9 (show verse)

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Proverbs 27:10 (show verse)

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27:11 (show verse)

My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Proverbs 27:12 (show verse)

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and'suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:13 (show verse)

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

Proverbs 27:14 (show verse)

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted 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 that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

Proverbs 27:17 (show verse)

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18 (show verse)

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

Proverbs 27:19 (show verse)

As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to 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 shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness 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 for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

Proverbs 27:25 (show verse)

The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth 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 price of the field;

Proverbs 27:27 (show verse)

And there will be goats milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.