Proverbs 27
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1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.1Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.
2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.2Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.3Rocks are heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation outweighs them both.
4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?4Wrath can be fierce and anger overwhelms but who can stand up to jealousy?
5Open rebuke is better than secret love.5An open rebuke is better than unspoken love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.6Wounds from someone who loves are trustworthy, but kisses from an enemy speak volumes.
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.7The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet.
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders away from his home.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.9Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul.
10Thine 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.10Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.11Be wise, my son, and make me happy, so I can reply to anyone who insults me.
12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.12Those who are prudent see danger and take refuge, but the naïve continue on and suffer the consequences.
13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.13Take the coat of anyone who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he cosigns for an immoral woman.
14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.14A friend's loud blessing early in the morning will be thought of as a curse.
15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.15A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike.
16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.16Trying to keep her in check is like stopping a wind storm or grabbing oil with your right hand.
17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.
18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.18Whoever nurtures the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever obeys his master will be honored.
19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.19Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.20Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes.
21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.21As the crucible tests silver, and the furnace assays gold; so praise received tests a man.
22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.22Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.
23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.23Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,
24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?24because riches don't endure forever, and crowns don't last from one generation to the next.
25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.25When the grass disappears, and new growth appears, the mountain spices will be harvested,
26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.26the lambs will supply your clothing, and your goats the price of a field.
27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.27You will have enough goat's milk to drink and to supply your household needs, as well as sustenance for your servant girls.
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Proverbs 26
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