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Proverbs 27:16-26

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16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in the right hand.
16 restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.
17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and anyone who takes care of a master will be honored.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19 Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another.
19 As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and human eyes are never satisfied.
20 Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, so a person is tested by being praised.
21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, but the folly will not be driven out.
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 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds;
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not last forever, nor a crown for all generations.
24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the grass is gone, and new growth appears, and the herbage of the mountains is gathered,
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field;
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
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