Proverbs 27
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1Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.3A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy?4Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5An open rebuke is better than unspoken love.5Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet.7One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home. 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
9Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul. 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
10Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.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.
11Be wise, my son, and make me happy, so I can reply to anyone who insults me.11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.12The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
13Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman.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.
14A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse.14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand.16to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character. 17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
18Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored.18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
19Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.19As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
20Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes.20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man.21The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
22Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.22Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,23Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,
24because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.24for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
25When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested,25When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field.26the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.
27You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.27There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.
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Proverbs 26
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