Proverbs 27

1Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth.

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

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

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

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.

3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

4Fury is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

5Open rebuke is better than hidden love.

5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

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

6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

7The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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

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

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

9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.

9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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.

11Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

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

12A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.

12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

13Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.

13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

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

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

15A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:

15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

16whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.

16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

17Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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

18Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.

18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

19As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.

19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

20Sheol and destruction are insatiable; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

21The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; so let a man be to the mouth that praiseth him.

21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

22If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

23Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks; look well to thy herds:

23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

24for wealth is not for ever; and doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?

24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?

25The hay is removed, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

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

26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

27and there is goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and sustenance for thy maidens.

27And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.