Proverbs 27:1 Boast1984 not thyself of to morrow;4279{Heb. tomorrow day} for thou knowest3045 not what a day3117 may bring forth.3205 cr 2 Let another man2114 praise1984 thee, and not thine own mouth;6310 a stranger,5237 and not thine own lips.8193 cr 3 A stone68 is heavy,3514{Heb. heaviness} and the sand2344 weighty;5192 but a fool's191 wrath3708 is heavier3515 than them both.8147 cr 4 Wrath2534 is cruel,395 and anger639 is outrageous;7858{Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowing} but who is able to stand5975 before6440 envy?7068{Or, jealousy} cr 5 Open1540 rebuke8433 is better2896 than secret5641 love.160 cr 6 Faithful539 are the wounds6482 of a friend;157 but the kisses5390 of an enemy8130 are deceitful.6280{Or, earnest, or frequent} cr 7 The full7649 soul5315 loatheth947{Heb. treadeth under foot} an honeycomb;5317 but to the hungry7457 soul5315 every bitter thing4751 is sweet.4966 cr 8 As a bird6833 that wandereth5074 from her nest,7064 so is a man376 that wandereth5074 from his place.4725 cr 9 Ointment8081 and perfume7004 rejoice8055 the heart:3820 so doth the sweetness4986 of a man's friend7453 by hearty5315 counsel.6098{Heb. from the counsel of the soul} cr 10 Thine own friend,7453 and thy father's1 friend,7453 forsake5800 not; neither go935 into thy brother's251 house1004 in the day3117 of thy calamity:343 for better2896 is a neighbour7934 that is near7138 than a brother251 far off.7350 cr

Proverbs 27:11 My son,1121 be wise,2449 and make my heart3820 glad,8055 that I may answer7725 1697 him that reproacheth2778 me. cr 12 A prudent6175 man foreseeth7200 the evil,7451 and hideth5641 himself; but the simple6612 pass on,5674 and are punished.6064 cr 13 Take3947 his garment899 that is surety6148 for a stranger,2114 and take a pledge2254 of him for a strange woman.5237 cr 14 He that blesseth1288 his friend7453 with a loud1419 voice,6963 rising early7925 in the morning,1242 it shall be counted2803 a curse7045 to him. cr 15 A continual2956 dropping1812 in a very rainy5464 day3117 and a contentious4079 4066 woman802 are alike.7737 cr 16 Whosoever hideth6845 her hideth6845 the wind,7307 and the ointment8081 of his right hand,3225 which bewrayeth7121 itself. cr 17 Iron1270 sharpeneth2300 iron;1270 so a man376 sharpeneth2300 the countenance6440 of his friend.7453 cr 18 Whoso keepeth5341 the fig tree8384 shall eat398 the fruit6529 thereof: so he that waiteth8104 on his master113 shall be honoured.3513 cr 19 As in water4325 face6440 answereth to face,6440 so the heart3820 of man120 to man.120 cr 20 Hell7585 and destruction11 10 are never3808{Heb. not} full;7646 so the eyes5869 of man120 are never satisfied.7646 cr 21 As the fining pot4715 for silver,3701 and the furnace3564 for gold;2091 so is a man376 to6310 his praise.4110 cr 22 Though thou shouldest bray3806 a fool191 in a mortar4388 among8432 wheat7383 with a pestle,5940 yet will not his foolishness200 depart5493 from him. cr

Proverbs 27:23 Be thou diligent3045 to know3045 the state6440 of thy flocks,6629 and look7896 well3820{Heb. set thy heart} to thy herds.5739 cr 24 For riches2633{Heb. strength} are not for ever:5769 and doth the crown5145 endure to every1755 generation?1755{Heb. to generation and generation} cr 25 The hay2682 appeareth,1540 and the tender grass1877 sheweth7200 itself, and herbs6212 of the mountains2022 are gathered.622 cr 26 The lambs3532 are for thy clothing,3830 and the goats6260 are the price4242 of the field.7704 cr 27 And thou shalt have goats'5795 milk2461 enough1767 for thy food,3899 for the food3899 of thy household,1004 and for the maintenance2416{Heb. life} for thy maidens.5291 cr