Proverbs 27:1-7

1 Boast not thyself of to-morrow, For thou knowest not what a day bringeth forth.

2 Let another praise thee, and not thine own mouth, A stranger, and not thine own lips.

3 A stone [is] heavy, and the sand [is] heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

4 Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

5 Better [is] open reproof than hidden love.

6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And [to] a hungry soul every bitter thing [is] sweet.

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Proverbs 27:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.

Proverbs 27:1-7

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Proverbs 27:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14