Proverbs 27:15-27 ▼

15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;

16 He that would hide her hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.

17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

19 As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

20 The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; So the eyes of man are never satiated.

21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.

22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds;

24 For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

25 When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;

26 The lambs will be for thy clothing, And the goats the price for a field.

27 And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; And maintenance for thy maidens.