Proverbs 27
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1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.1Do not boast about tomorrow; for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
4Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?4Wrath is cruel and anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.
7One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.7The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.
9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.9Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.
10Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.10Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not enter your brother's house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.
11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.
12The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.12A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
13Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.13Take a man's garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.
14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.14If someone blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.
15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.
16to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.16Whoever hides her hides the wind or grasps oil with his right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.17As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.
18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.18The one who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever takes care of his master will be honored.
19As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.19As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.20As Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so the eyes of a person are never satisfied.
21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.21As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person is proved by the praise he receives.
22Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.22If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
23Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,
24for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?24for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.
25When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,25When the hay is removed and new grass appears, and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.26the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.
27There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.27And there will be enough goat's milk for your food, for the food of your household, and for the sustenance of your servant girls.
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Proverbs 26
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