Proverbs 27
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Prov 27:1
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Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Prov 27:2
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Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
Prov 27:3
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A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
Prov 27:4
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Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But who can stand before jealousy?
Prov 27:5
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Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
Prov 27:6
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Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Prov 27:7
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A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet.
Prov 27:8
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Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home.
Prov 27:9
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Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
Prov 27:10
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Do not forsake your own friend or 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 far away.
Prov 27:11
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Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may reply to him who reproaches me.
Prov 27:12
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A prudent man sees evil {and} hides himself, The naive proceed {and} pay the penalty.
Prov 27:13
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Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
Prov 27:14
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He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be reckoned a curse to him.
Prov 27:15
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A constant dripping on a day of steady rain And a contentious woman are alike;
Prov 27:16
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He who would restrain her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
Prov 27:17
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Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
Prov 27:18
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He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
Prov 27:19
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As in water face {reflects} face, So the heart of man {reflects} man.
Prov 27:20
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Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.
Prov 27:21
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The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, And each {is tested} by the praise accorded him.
Prov 27:22
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Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, {Yet} his foolishness will not depart from him.
Prov 27:23
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Know well the condition of your flocks, {And} pay attention to your herds;
Prov 27:24
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For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown {endure} to all generations.
Prov 27:25
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{When} the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
Prov 27:26
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The lambs {will be} for your clothing, And the goats {will bring} the price of a field,
Prov 27:27
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And {there will be} goats' milk enough for your food, For the food of your household, And sustenance for your maidens.
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