The Proverbs (WEB)

27: 1Don't boast about tomorrow;
      For you don't know what a day may bring forth.

 ^27:2Let another man praise you,
      And not your own mouth;
      A stranger, and not your own lips.

 ^27:3A stone is heavy,
      And sand is a burden;
      But a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

 ^27:4Wrath is cruel,
      And anger is overwhelming;
      But who is able to stand before jealousy?

 ^27:5Better is open rebuke
      Than hidden love.

 ^27:6Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
      Although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

 ^27:7A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
      But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

 ^27:8As a bird that wanders from her nest,
      So is a man who wanders from his home.

 ^27:9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
      So does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

 ^27:10Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend.
      Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster:
      Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

 ^27:11Be wise, my son,
      And bring joy to my heart,
      Then I can answer my tormentor.

 ^27:12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge;
      But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:

 ^27:13Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger;
      Hold it for a wayward woman!

 ^27:14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning,
      It will be taken as a curse by him.

 ^27:15A continual dropping on a rainy day
      And a contentious wife are alike:

 ^27:16Restraining her is like restraining the wind,
      Or like grasping oil in his right hand.

 ^27:17Iron sharpens iron;
      So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

 ^27:18Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit.
      He who looks after his master shall be honored.

 ^27:19As water reflects a face,
      So a man's heart reflects the man.

 ^27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
      And a man's eyes are never satisfied.

 ^27:21The crucible is for silver,
      And the furnace for gold;
      But man is refined by his praise.

 ^27:22Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
      Yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

  ^27:23Know well the state of your flocks,
      And pay attention to your herds:

 ^27:24For riches are not forever,
      Nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

 ^27:25The hay is removed, and the new growth appears,
      The grasses of the hills are gathered in.

 ^27:26The lambs are for your clothing,
      And the goats are the price of a field.

 ^27:27There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food,
      For your family's food,
      And for the nourishment of your servant girls.

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