Proverbs 27:1 Don't boast1984 about tomorrow;4279 for you don't know3045 what a day4279 may bring forth.3205 cr 2 Let another man2114 praise1984 you, and not your own mouth;6310 a stranger,5237 and not your own lips.8193 cr 3 A stone68 is heavy,3514 and sand2344 is a burden;5192 but a fool's191 provocation3708 is heavier3515 than both.8147 cr 4 Wrath2534 is cruel,395 and anger639 is overwhelming;7858 but who is able to stand5975 before6440 jealousy?7068 cr 5 Better2896 is open1540 rebuke8433 than hidden5641 love.160 cr 6 Faithful539 are the wounds6482 of a friend;157 although the kisses5390 of an enemy8130 are profuse.6280 cr 7 A full7649 soul5315 loathes947 a honeycomb;5317 but to a hungry7457 soul,5315 every bitter thing4751 is sweet.4966 cr 8 As a bird6833 that wanders5074 from her nest,7064 so is a man376 who wanders5074 from his home.4725 cr 9 Perfume7004 and incense8081 bring joy8055 to the heart;3820 so4986 does earnest5315 counsel6098 from a man's friend.7453 cr 10 Don't forsake5800 your friend7453 and your father's1 friend.7453 Don't go935 to your brother's251 house1004 in the day3117 of your disaster:343 better2896 is a neighbor7934 who is near7138 than a distant7350 brother.251 cr 11 Be wise,2449 my son,1121 and bring joy8055 to my heart,3820 then I can answer7725 my tormentor.2778 cr 12 A prudent6175 man sees7200 danger7451 and takes refuge;5641 but the simple6612 pass on,5674 and suffer6064 for it. cr 13 Take3947 his garment899 when he puts up collateral6148 for a stranger.2114 Hold2254 it for a wayward woman!5237 cr 14 He who blesses1288 his neighbor7453 with a loud1419 voice6963 early7925 in the morning,7925 it will be taken2803 as a curse7045 by him. cr 15 A continual2956 dropping1812 on a rainy5464 day3117 and a contentious4079 wife802 are alike:7737 cr 16 restraining6845 her is like restraining6845 the wind,7307 or like grasping7121 oil8081 in his right hand.3225 cr

Proverbs 27:17 ¶ Iron1270 sharpens2300 iron;1270 so a man376 sharpens2300 his friend's7453 countenance.6440 cr 18 Whoever tends5341 the fig tree8384 shall eat398 its fruit.6529 He who looks8104 after his master113 shall be honored.3513 cr 19 As water4325 reflects a face,6440 so a man's120 heart3820 reflects120 the man.120 cr 20 Sheol7585 and Abaddon11 are never3808 satisfied;7646 and a man's120 eyes5869 are never satisfied.7646 cr 21 The crucible4715 is for silver,3701 and the furnace3564 for gold;2091 but man376 is refined6310 by his praise.4110 cr 22 Though you grind3806 a fool191 in a mortar4388 with8432 a pestle5940 along with grain,7383 yet his foolishness200 will not be removed5493 from him. cr

Proverbs 27:23 ¶ Know3045 well3045 the state6440 of your flocks,6629 and pay3820 attention7896 to your herds:5739 cr 24 for riches2633 are not forever,5769 nor does even the crown5145 endure to all1755 generations.1755 cr 25 The hay2682 is removed,2682 and the new growth1877 appears,7200 the grasses6212 of the hills2022 are gathered622 in. cr 26 The lambs3532 are for your clothing,3830 and the goats6260 are the price4242 of a field.7704 cr 27 There will be plenty1767 of goats'5795 milk2461 for your food,3899 for your family's1004 food,3899 and for the nourishment2416 of your servant girls.5291 cr