Proverbs 27

1 ♥ 📝 B oast^H1984 not thyself of to-morrow;^H4279 For thou knowest^H3045 not what a day^H4279 may bring forth.^H3205

2 ♥ 📝 Let another man^H2114 praise^H1984 thee, and not thine own mouth;^H6310 A stranger,^H5237 and not thine own lips.^H8193

3 ♥ 📝 A stone^H68 is heavy,^H3514 and the sand^H2344 weighty;^H5192 But a fool's^H191 vexation^H3708 is heavier^H3515 than they both.^H8147

4 ♥ 📝 Wrath^H2534 is cruel,^H395 and anger^H639 is overwhelming;^H7858 But who is able to stand^H5975 before^H6440 jealousy?^H7068

5 ♥ 📝 Better^H2896 is open^H1540 rebuke^H8433 Than love^H160 that is hidden.^H5641

6 ♥ 📝 Faithful^H539 are the wounds^H6482 of a friend;^H157 But the kisses^H5390 of an enemy^H8130 are profuse.^H6280

7 ♥ 📝 The full^H7649 soul^H5315 loatheth^H947 a honeycomb;^H5317 But to the hungry^H7457 soul^H5315 every bitter thing^H4751 is sweet.^H4966

8 ♥ 📝 As a bird^H6833 that wandereth^H5074 from her nest,^H7064 So is a man^H376 that wandereth^H5074 from his place.^H4725

9 ♥ 📝 Oil^H8081 and perfume^H7004 rejoice^H8055 the heart;^H3820 So doth the sweetness^H4986 of a man's friend^H7453 [that cometh] of hearty^H5315 counsel.^H6098

10 ♥ 📝 Thine own friend,^H7453 and thy father's^H1 friend,^H7453 forsake^H5800 not; And go^H935 not to thy brother's^H251 house^H1004 in the day^H3117 of thy calamity:^H343 Better^H2896 is a neighbor^H7934 that is near^H7138 than a brother^H251 far off.^H7350

11 ♥ 📝 My son,^H1121 be wise,^H2449 and make my heart^H3820 glad,^H8055 That I may answer^H7725 him that reproacheth^H2778 me.

12 ♥ 📝 A prudent^H6175 man seeth^H7200 the evil,^H7451 [and] hideth^H5641 himself; [But] the simple^H6612 pass on,^H5674 [and] suffer^H6064 for it.

13 ♥ 📝 Take^H3947 his garment^H899 that is surety^H6148 for a stranger;^H2114 And hold him in pledge^H2254 [that is surety] for a foreign woman.^H5237

14 ♥ 📝 He that blesseth^H1288 his friend^H7453 with a loud^H1419 voice,^H6963 rising early^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 It shall be counted^H2803 a curse^H7045 to him.

15 ♥ 📝 A continual^H2956 dropping^H1812 in a very rainy^H5464 day^H3117 And a contentious^H4079 woman^H802 are alike:^H7737

16 ♥ 📝 He that would restrain^H6845 her restraineth^H6845 the wind;^H7307 And his right hand^H3225 encountereth^H7121 oil.^H8081

17 ♥ 📝 Iron^H1270 sharpeneth^H2300 iron;^H1270 So a man^H376 sharpeneth^H2300 the countenance^H6440 of his friend.^H7453

18 ♥ 📝 Whoso keepeth^H5341 the fig-tree^H8384 shall eat^H398 the fruit^H6529 thereof; And he that regardeth^H8104 his master^H113 shall be honored.^H3513

19 ♥ 📝 As in water^H4325 face^H6440 [answereth] to face,^H6440 So the heart^H3820 of man^H120 to man.^H120

20 ♥ 📝 Sheol^H7585 and Abaddon^H11 are never^H3808 satisfied;^H7646 And the eyes^H5869 of man^H120 are never satisfied.^H7646

21 ♥ 📝 The refining pot^H4715 is for silver,^H3701 and the furnace^H3564 for gold;^H2091 And a man^H376 is [tried]^H6310 by his praise.^H4110

22 ♥ 📝 Though thou shouldest bray^H3806 a fool^H191 in a mortar^H4388 with^H8432 a pestle^H5940 along with bruised grain,^H7383 Yet will not his foolishness^H200 depart^H5493 from him.

23 ♥ 📝 Be thou diligent^H3045 to know^H3045 the state^H6440 of thy flocks,^H6629 [And] look^H7896 well^H3820 to thy herds:^H5739

24 ♥ 📝 For riches^H2633 are not for ever:^H5769 And doth the crown^H5145 endure unto all^H1755 generations?^H1755

25 ♥ 📝 The hay^H2682 is carried,^H1540 and the tender grass^H1877 showeth^H7200 itself, And the herbs^H6212 of the mountains^H2022 are gathered^H622 in.

26 ♥ 📝 The lambs^H3532 are for thy clothing,^H3830 And the goats^H6260 are the price^H4242 of the field;^H7704

27 ♥ 📝 And [there will be] goats'^H5795 milk^H2461 enough^H1767 for thy food,^H3899 for the food^H3899 of thy household,^H1004 And maintenance^H2416 for thy maidens.^H5291