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Proverbs 27

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  1. 1
    WEBDon’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.
    KJVBoast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
  2. 2
    WEBLet another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
    KJVLet another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
  3. 3
    WEBA stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
    KJVA stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
  4. 4
    WEBWrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?
    KJVWrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
  5. 5
    WEBBetter is open rebuke than hidden love.
    KJVOpen rebuke is better than secret love.
  6. 6
    WEBThe wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
    KJVFaithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
  7. 7
    WEBA full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
    KJVThe full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
  8. 8
    WEBAs a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
    KJVAs a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
  9. 9
    WEBPerfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
    KJVOintment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
  10. 10
    WEBDon’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
    KJVThine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
  11. 11
    WEBBe wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.
    KJVMy son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
  12. 12
    WEBA prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
    KJVA prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
  13. 13
    WEBTake his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!
    KJVTake his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
  14. 14
    WEBHe who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.
    KJVHe that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
  15. 15
    WEBA continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
    KJVA continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
  16. 16
    WEBrestraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
    KJVWhosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
  17. 17
    WEBIron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
    KJVIron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
  18. 18
    WEBWhoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
    KJVWhoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
  19. 19
    WEBLike water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
    KJVAs in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
  20. 20
    WEBSheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
    KJVHell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
  21. 21
    WEBThe crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.
    KJVAs the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
  22. 22
    WEBThough you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.
    KJVThough thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
  23. 23
    WEBKnow well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
    KJVBe thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
  24. 24
    WEBfor riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
    KJVFor riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
  25. 25
    WEBThe hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
    KJVThe hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
  26. 26
    WEBThe lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
    KJVThe lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
  27. 27
    WEBThere will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
    KJVAnd thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
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