Proverbios 27

1 No te jactes del día de mañana, porque no sabes qué traerá el día.

2 Que te alabe el extraño, y no tu boca; el forastero, y no tus labios.

3 Pesada es la piedra y pesada la arena, pero la provocación del necio es más pesada que ambas.

4 Cruel es el furor e inundación la ira; pero ¿quién se mantendrá ante los celos?

5 Mejor es la reprensión franca que el amor encubierto.

6 Fieles son las heridas del amigo, pero engañosos los besos del enemigo.

7 El hombre saciado aborrece la miel, pero para el hombre hambriento todo lo amargo es dulce.

8 Como pájaro que vaga lejos de su nido, así es el hombre que vaga lejos de su hogar.

9 El unguento y el perfume alegran el corazón, y dulce para su amigo es el consejo del hombre.

10 No abandones a tu amigo ni al amigo de tu padre, ni vayas a la casa de tu hermano el día de tu infortunio. Mejor es un vecino cerca que un hermano lejos.

11 Sé sabio, hijo mío, y alegra mi corazón, para que yo responda al que me afrenta.

12 El hombre prudente ve el mal y se esconde, los simples siguen adelante y pagan las consecuencias.

13 Tómale la ropa al que sale fiador del extraño; y tómale prenda por la mujer desconocida.

14 Al que muy de mañana bendice a su amigo en alta voz, le será contado como una maldición.

15 Gotera continua en día de lluvia y mujer rencillosa, son semejantes;

16 el que trata de contenerla refrena al viento, y recoge aceite con su mano derecha.

17 El hierro con hierro se afila, y un hombre aguza a otro.

18 El que cuida la higuera comerá su fruto, y el que atiende a su señor será honrado.

19 Como el agua refleja el rostro, así el corazón del hombre refleja al hombre.

20 El Seol y el Abadón nunca se sacian; tampoco se sacian los ojos del hombre.

21 El crisol es para la plata y el horno para el oro, y al hombre se le prueba por la alabanza que recibe.

22 Aunque machaques con el mazo al necio en un mortero entre el grano molido, no se apartará de él su necedad.

23 Conoce bien la condición de tus rebaños, y presta atención a tu ganado;

24 porque las riquezas no son eternas, ni perdurará la corona por todas las generaciones.

25 Cuando la hierba desaparece se ve el retoño, y se recogen las hierbas de los montes;

26 los corderos darán para tu vestido, y las cabras para el precio de un campo;

27 y habrá suficiente leche de cabra para tu alimento, para el alimento de tu casa, y sustento para tus doncellas.

Proverbios 27 Commentary

Chapter 27

Verse 1 We know not what a day may bring forth. This does not forbid preparing for to-morrow, but presuming upon to-morrow. We must not put off the great work of conversion, that one thing needful. Verse 2 . There may be occasion for us to justify ourselves, ( proverbs 27:3-4 ) ( proverbs 27:5-6 ) rebukes are better, not only than secret hatred, but than love which compliments in sin, to the hurt of the soul. Verse 7 . The poor have a better relish of their enjoyments, and are often more thankful for them, than the rich. In like manner the proud and self-sufficient disdain the gospel; but those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, find comfort from the meanest book or sermon that testifies of Christ Jesus. Verse 8 . Every man has his proper place in society, where he may be safe and comfortable. ( proverbs 27:9-10 ) kindred's sake; apply to those who are at hand, and will help in need. But there is a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother, and let us place entire confidence in him. Verse 11 . An affectionate parent urges his son to prudent conduct that should gladden his heart. The good conduct of Christians is the best answer to all who find fault with the gospel. Verse 12 . Where there is temptation, if we thrust ourselves into it, there will be sin, and punishment will follow. Verse 13 . An honest man may be made a beggar, but he is not honest that makes himself one. Verse 14 . It is folly to be fond of being praised; it is a temptation to pride. ( proverbs 27:15-16 ) shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain. Verse 17 . We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better. Verse 18 . Though a calling be laborious and despised, yet those who keep to it, will find there is something to be got by it. God is a Master who has engaged to honour those who serve him faithfully. Verse 19 . One corrupt heart is like another; so are sanctified hearts: the former bear the same image of the earthly, the latter the same image of the heavenly. Let us carefully watch our own hearts, comparing them with the word of God. Verse 20 . Two things are here said to be never satisfied, death and sin. The appetites of the carnal mind for profit or pleasure are always desiring more. Those whose eyes are ever toward the Lord, are satisfied in him, and shall for ever be so. Verse 21 . Silver and gold are tried by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so is a man tried by praising him. Verse 22 . Some are so bad, that even severe methods do not answer the end; what remains but that they should be rejected? The new-creating power of God's grace alone is able to make a change. ( 23-27 ) . We ought to have some business to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, and not to meddle with what we do not understand. We must be diligent and take pains. Let us do what we can, still the world cannot be secured to us, therefore we must choose a more lasting portion; but by the blessing of God upon our honest labours, we may expect to enjoy as much of earthly blessings as is good for us.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.