Proverbs 27:1-6

Warnings and Instructions

1 1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you 2do not know what a day may bring forth.
2 Let 3another praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
3 A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
4 Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, But 4who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is 5open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
6 Faithful are the 6wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the 7kisses of an enemy.

Cross References 7

  • 1. James 4:13-16
  • 2. Luke 12:19, 20; James 4:14
  • 3. Proverbs 25:27; 2 Corinthians 10:12, 18; 2 Corinthians 12:11
  • 4. Proverbs 6:34; 1 John 3:12
  • 5. Proverbs 28:23; Galatians 2:14
  • 6. Psalms 141:5; Proverbs 20:30
  • 7. Matthew 26:49

Footnotes 1

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