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Proverbs 27:15-25

Revised Standard Version RSV

15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;

16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in his right hand.

17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.

19 As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.

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

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is judged by his praise.

22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.

23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;

24 for riches do not last for ever; and does a crown endure to all generations?

25 When the grass is gone, and the new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,

New International Version NIV

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,