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.