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Proverbs 27

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Don't boast about tomorrow, for you don't know what a day might bring.

2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth- a stranger, and not your own lips.

3 A stone is heavy and sand, a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

4 Fury is cruel, and anger is a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

5 Better an open reprimand than concealed love.

6 The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.

7 A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

8 A man wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

9 Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

10 Don't abandon your friend or your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in your time of calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

11 Be wise, my son, and bring my heart joy, so that I can answer anyone who taunts me.

12 The sensible see danger and take cover; the foolish keep going and are punished.

13 Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.

14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted as a curse to him.

15 An endless dripping on a rainy day and a nagging wife are alike.

16 The one who controls her controls the wind and grasps oil with his right hand.

17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.

19 As the water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and people's eyes are never satisfied.

21 Silver is [tested] in a crucible, gold in a smelter, and a man, by the praise he receives.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, you will not separate his foolishness from him.

23 Know well the condition of your flock, and pay attention to your herds,

24 for wealth is not forever; not even a crown lasts for all time.

25 When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from the hills is gathered in,

26 lambs will provide your clothing, and goats, the price of a field;

27 there will be enough goat's milk for your food- food for your household and nourishment for your servants.

New International Version NIV

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

2 Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

3 Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

8 Like a bird that flees its nest is anyone who flees from home.

9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

10 Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.

14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.

15 A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

16 restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.

19 As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.

20 Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.

21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.

22 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.

23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;

24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.

25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.

27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family and to nourish your female servants.