Thematic Bible
Proverbs 27:1 (show verse)
Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:2 (show verse)
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:3 (show verse)
A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
Proverbs 27:4 (show verse)
Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
Proverbs 27:5 (show verse)
Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
Proverbs 27:6 (show verse)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
Proverbs 27:7 (show verse)
The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:8 (show verse)
Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:9 (show verse)
Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.
Proverbs 27:10 (show verse)
Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:11 (show verse)
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
Proverbs 27:12 (show verse)
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Proverbs 27:13 (show verse)
Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.
Proverbs 27:14 (show verse)
If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:15 (show verse)
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.
Proverbs 27:16 (show verse)
Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.
Proverbs 27:17 (show verse)
As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.
Proverbs 27:18 (show verse)
The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:19 (show verse)
As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person.
Proverbs 27:20 (show verse)
As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21 (show verse)
As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.
Proverbs 27:22 (show verse)
If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23 (show verse)
Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,
Proverbs 27:24 (show verse)
for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.
Proverbs 27:25 (show verse)
When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
Proverbs 27:26 (show verse)
the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.
Proverbs 27:27 (show verse)
And there will be enough goat's milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls.