Proverbs 27

1Boast not thyself of to-morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

1Don’t brag about what you will do tomorrow, because you don’t know what today will bring.

2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

2Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth; let a stranger do it and not your own lips.

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

3A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but the trouble caused by a fool is heavier than both.

4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

4Anger is cruel and fury is like a flood, but who can stand against jealousy?

5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

5Open criticism is better than love that stays hidden.

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

6You can trust the wounds from a friend who wants the best for you, but an enemy’s kisses are excessive and fake.

7The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

7A person who is full turns away from honey, but to a starving person, even bitter food tastes sweet.

8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

8A person who wanders from home is like a bird that wanders from its nest.

9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweet advice of a friend comes from a sincere soul.

10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

10Don’t abandon your own friend or your father’s friend. Don't go to your brother's house when you are in trouble; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

11My son, be wise and make me happy; then I can give an answer to anyone who insults me.

12A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.

12A wise person sees danger and hides, but a foolish person keeps going and pays the price.

13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman.

13Take the garment of anyone who guarantees a stranger's loan; hold it as collateral if they take responsibility for a foreigner.

14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

14If someone shouts a loud blessing to a neighbor early in the morning, it will be treated as an insult.

15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

15A constant dripping on a rainy day and a complaining wife are exactly the same.

16He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

16Trying to stop her is like trying to stop the wind or trying to grab oil with your right hand.

17Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

17Just as iron sharpens iron, one person sharpens another through their interaction.

18Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

18Whoever takes care of a fig tree will eat its fruit, and those who look after their masters will be honored.

19As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man.

19Just as water reflects a face, a person’s heart reflects who they truly are.

20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

20The place of the dead and destruction are never full, and people's eyes are never satisfied.

21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man istriedby his praise.

21A pot is used to refine silver and a furnace for gold, but a person is tested by the praise they receive.

22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

22Even if you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle like grain, you won't be able to separate them from their foolishness.

23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:

23Make sure you know the condition of your flocks and give careful attention to your herds.

24For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

24Wealth does not last forever, and even a crown does not endure through every generation.

25The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

25When the hay is harvested and the new grass appears, and the plants from the hills are gathered,

26The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

26then the lambs will provide wool for your clothes, and the goats can be sold to buy a field.

27Andthere will begoats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.

27You will have plenty of goat’s milk to feed yourself, your family, and your female servants.