Proverbs 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
Proverbs 27:3
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
Proverbs 27:5
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
Proverbs 27:6
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Proverbs 27:7
The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:8
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Proverbs 27:11
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Proverbs 27:12
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
Proverbs 27:13
Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Proverbs 27:14
If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Proverbs 27:15
A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
Proverbs 27:16
restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
Proverbs 27:17
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:18
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:19
As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Proverbs 27:21
A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Proverbs 27:23
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:24
for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Proverbs 27:25
When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,
Proverbs 27:26
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
Proverbs 27:27
You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.