Chapter
Proverbs 27

Book of Proverbs - Chapter 27

Proverbs 27:1

Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

Proverbs 27:6

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 27:7

A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8

As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

Proverbs 27:9

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

Proverbs 27:10

Don'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.

Proverbs 27:11

Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

Proverbs 27:12

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!

Proverbs 27:14

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

Proverbs 27:15

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

Proverbs 27:16

restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

Proverbs 27:18

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

Proverbs 27:19

As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

Proverbs 27:20

Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:21

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

Proverbs 27:22

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

Proverbs 27:23

Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:

Proverbs 27:24

for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.

Proverbs 27:25

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

Proverbs 27:26

The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.

Proverbs 27:27

There 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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