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Proverbs 27
27:1

Boast1984 not thyself of to morrow;3117 for thou knowest3045 not what a day3117 may bring forth.3205

27:2

Let another man2114 praise1984 thee, and not thine own mouth;6310 a stranger,5237 and not thine own lips.8193

27:3

A stone68 is heavy,3514 and the sand2344 weighty;5192 but a fool's191 wrath3708 is heavier3515 than them both.8147

27:4

Wrath2534 is cruel,395 and anger639 is outrageous;7858 but who is able to stand5975 before6440 envy?7068

27:5

Open1540 rebuke8433 is better2896 than secret5641 love.160

27:6

Faithful539 are the wounds6482 of a friend;157 but the kisses5390 of an enemy8130 are deceitful.6280

27:7

The full7649 soul5315 loatheth947 an honeycomb;5317 but to the hungry7457 soul5315 every bitter4751 thing is sweet.4966

27:8

As a bird6833 that wandereth5074 from her nest,7064 so is a man376 that wandereth5074 from his place.4725

27:9

Ointment8081 and perfume7004 rejoice8055 the heart:3820 so doth the sweetness4986 of a man's friend7453 by hearty5315 counsel.6098

27:10

Thine own friend,7453 and thy father's1 friend,7453 forsake5800 not; neither go935 into thy brother's251 house1004 in the day3117 of thy calamity:343 for better2896 is a neighbour7934 that is near7138 than a brother251 far off.7350

27:11

My son,1121 be wise,2449 and make my heart3820 glad,8055 that I may answer7725 him that reproacheth2778 me.

27:12

A prudent6175 man foreseeth7200 the evil,7451 and hideth5641 himself; but the simple6612 pass on,5674 and are punished.6064

27:13

Take3947 his garment899 that is surety6148 for a stranger,2114 and take a pledge2254 of him for a strange5237 woman.

27:14

He that blesseth1288 his friend7453 with a loud1419 voice,6963 rising early7925 in the morning,1242 it shall be counted2803 a curse7045 to him.

27:15

A continual2956 dropping1812 in a very rainy5464 day3117 and a contentious4079 woman802 are alike.7737

27:16

Whosoever hideth6845 her hideth6845 the wind,7307 and the ointment8081 of his right hand,3225 which bewrayeth7121 itself.

27:17

Iron1270 sharpeneth2300 iron;1270 so a man376 sharpeneth2300 the countenance6440 of his friend.7453

27:18

Whoso keepeth5341 the fig tree8384 shall eat398 the fruit6529 thereof: so he that waiteth8104 on his master113 shall be honoured.3513

27:19

As in water4325 face6440 answereth to face,6440 so the heart3820 of man120 to man.120

27:20

The grave7585 and destruction11 are never3808 full;7646 so the eyes5869 of man120 are never satisfied.7646

27:21

As the fining pot4715 for silver,3701 and the furnace3564 for gold;2091 so is a man376 to6310 his praise.4110

27:22

Though thou shouldest bray3806 a fool191 in a mortar4388 among8432 wheat7383 with a pestle,5940 yet will not his foolishness200 depart5493 from him.

27:23

Be thou diligent3045 to know3045 the state6440 of thy flocks,6629 and look7896 well3820 to thy herds.5739

27:24

For riches2633 are not for ever:5769 and doth the crown5145 endure to every1755 generation?1755

27:25

The hay2682 appeareth,1540 and the tender grass1877 sheweth7200 itself, and herbs6212 of the mountains2022 are gathered.622

27:26

The lambs3532 are for thy clothing,3830 and the goats6260 are the price4242 of the field.7704

27:27

And thou shalt have goats'5795 milk2461 enough1767 for thy food,3899 for the food3899 of thy household,1004 and for the maintenance2416 for thy maidens.5291