Proverbs 27:13-23

13 Take away the man's garment, (for a scorner has passed by) whoever lays waste another's goods.

14 Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses .

15 On a stormy day drops drive a man out of his house; so also does a railing woman out of his own house.

16 The north wind is sharp, but it is called by name propitious.

17 Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

18 He that plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it: so he that waits on his own master shall be honoured.

19 As faces are not like faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.

20 Hell and destruction are not filled; so also are the eyes of men insatiable.

21 Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.

22 Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt in no wise remove his folly from him.

23 Do thou thoroughly know the number of thy flock, and pay attention to thine herds.

Proverbs 27:13-23 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Heb. omits to ver 21.