Read Proverbs 27

World English Bible · 27 verses

1. ¹ Don’t boast about tomorrow; for you don’t know what a day may bring.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ Better is open rebuke than hidden love.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ Don’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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
15. ¹⁵ A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
16. ¹⁶ restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
17. ¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
18. ¹⁸ Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
19. ¹⁹ Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
20. ²⁰ Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
21. ²¹ The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
22. ²² Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
23. ²³ Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
24. ²⁴ for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
25. ²⁵ The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
26. ²⁶ The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
27. ²⁷ There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org