Proverbs, 27

¹ Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day will bring.^*1

Lit., “will give birth to.”

² Let someone else^*1 praise you, and not your own mouth; Others,^*2 and not your own lips.

Lit., “a stranger.”
Lit., “A foreigner.”

³ A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But the irritation caused by a fool is heavier than both.

⁴ There is the cruelty of rage and the flood of anger, But who can withstand jealousy?

⁵ Open reproof is better than concealed love.

⁶ The wounds inflicted by a friend are faithful, But an enemy’s kisses are plentiful.^*1

Or possibly, “insincere; forced.”

⁷ One whose appetite^*1 is satisfied turns down^*2 honey from the comb, But to the hungry,^*3 even what is bitter tastes sweet.

Or “A soul who.”
Lit., “treads down.”
Or “the hungry soul.”

⁸ Like a bird that strays^*1 from its nest Is a man who strays from his home.

Or “is fleeing away.”

⁹ Oil and incense make the heart rejoice; So does sweet friendship springing from sincere counsel.^*1

Or “from counsel of the soul.”

¹⁰ Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, And do not enter your own brother’s house on the day of your disaster; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and make my heart rejoice, So that I can make a reply to him who taunts me.

¹² The shrewd person sees the danger and conceals himself, But the inexperienced keep right on going and suffer the consequences.^*1

Or “penalty.”

¹³ Take a man’s garment if he has given security for a stranger; Seize the pledge from him if he did so for a foreign woman.^*1

Or “a foreigner.”

¹⁴ When someone blesses his fellow man with a loud voice early in the morning, It will be counted as a curse to him.

¹⁵ A quarrelsome^*1 wife is like a constantly leaking roof on a rainy day.

Or “nagging.”

¹⁶ Whoever can restrain her can restrain the wind And can grip oil with his right hand.

¹⁷ As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens his friend.^*1

Lit., “the face of his friend.”

¹⁸ The one who cares for a fig tree will eat its fruit, And the one who takes care of his master will be honored.

¹⁹ As water reflects one’s face, So the heart of one man reflects another’s.

²⁰ The Grave and the place of destruction^*1 are never satisfied, Nor are a man’s eyes ever satisfied.

Or “Sheol and Abaddon.”

²¹ As the refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, So a person is tested by the praise he receives.^*1

Or “So a man is according to his praise.”

²² Even if you pound a fool with a pestle Like crushed grain in a mortar, His foolishness will not leave him.

²³ You should know well the appearance of your flock. Take good care of^*1 your sheep,

Or “Set your heart on; Pay attention to.”

²⁴ For wealth does not last forever, Nor a crown^*1 for all generations.

Or “diadem.”

²⁵ The green grass disappears, new grass appears, And the vegetation of the mountains is gathered in.

²⁶ The young rams provide your clothing, And the male goats provide the price of a field.

²⁷ And there will be enough goat’s milk to feed you, To feed your household, and to sustain your servant girls.

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Proverbs, 27