Thematic Bible
Proverbs 27:1 (show verse)
Do not brag about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring.
Proverbs 27:2 (show verse)
Let another man praise you and not your own mouth, a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:3 (show verse)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's anger is heavier than them both.
Proverbs 27:4 (show verse)
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Proverbs 27:5 (show verse)
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Proverbs 27:6 (show verse)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:7 (show verse)
The full person dislikes the honeycomb, but to the hungry 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)
As oil and perfume delight the heart so the sweetness of a man's friend delights his heart.
Proverbs 27:10 (show verse)
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.
Proverbs 27:11 (show verse)
Be wise, my son, and make my heart happy and I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes (taunts) (torments) me.
Proverbs 27:12 (show verse)
A prudent man anticipates evil and hides; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Proverbs 27:13 (show verse)
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take him as pledge as surety for a fornicator.
Proverbs 27:14 (show verse)
He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs 27:15 (show verse)
Continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
Proverbs 27:16 (show verse)
Trying to stop her is like trying to stop the wind, or holding something with greased hands.
Proverbs 27:17 (show verse)
Just as iron sharpens iron so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:18 (show verse)
When you keep a fig tree you eat the fruit. He who waits on his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:19 (show verse)
As in water face reflects face, the heart of man is reveals the man.
Proverbs 27:20 (show verse)
The grave and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21 (show verse)
The refining pot is for silver. The furnace is for gold. A man is valued by what others say about him.
Proverbs 27:22 (show verse)
Though you grind a fool in mortar his foolishness will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23 (show verse)
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks and attend to your herds.
Proverbs 27:24 (show verse)
Riches are not forever: and a crown does not endure for every generation.
Proverbs 27:25 (show verse)
The hay appears and the tender grass shows itself. Herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Proverbs 27:26 (show verse)
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats bring the price of the field.
Proverbs 27:27 (show verse)
You will have enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the maintenance for your maidservants.