Proverbs 27

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Hebrew

ESV

1	Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may 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 is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
4	Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5	Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6	Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7	One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8	Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
9	Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
10	Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11	Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12	The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
13	Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.
14	Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
15	A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16	to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one's right hand.
17	Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
18	Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
19	As in water face reflects face, so the heart 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 tested 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 forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
25	When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26	the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.
27	There will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.

NIV

1	Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
2	Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.
3	Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool 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	He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
8	Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
9	Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.
10	Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a brother 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 suffer for it.
13	Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.
14	If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
15	A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day;
16	restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
17	As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
18	He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
19	As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
20	Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
21	The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the praise he receives.
22	Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his folly from him.
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 you and your family and to nourish your servant girls.

NLT

1	Don't brag about tomorrow, since you don't know what the day will bring.
2	Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth– a stranger, not your own lips.
3	A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
4	Anger is cruel, and wrath is like a flood, but jealousy is even more dangerous.
5	An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
6	Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
7	A person who is full refuses honey, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
8	A person who strays from home is like a bird that strays from its nest.
9	The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.
10	Never abandon a friend– either yours or your father's. When disaster strikes, you won't have to ask your brother for assistance. It's better to go to a neighbor than to a brother who lives far away.
11	Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad. Then I will be able to answer my critics.
12	A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
13	Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
14	A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning will be taken as a curse!
15	A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping on a rainy day.
16	Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the wind or trying to hold something with greased hands.
17	As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
18	As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit, so workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
19	As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.
20	Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.
21	Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.
22	You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
23	Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds,
24	for riches don't last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
25	After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
26	your sheep will provide wool for clothing, and your goats will provide the price of a field.
27	And you will have enough goats' milk for yourself, your family, and your servant girls.

LXX

KJV

1	Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
2	Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
3	A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
4	Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
5	Open rebuke is better than secret love.
6	Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
7	The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8	As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9	Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
10	Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
11	My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12	A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
13	Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
14	He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
15	A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16	Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17	Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18	Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19	As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20	Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21	As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
22	Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
23	Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24	For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25	The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26	The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27	And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

^{Proverbs 26 ← Proverbs 27 → Proverbs 28}

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1	אַֽל תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה יֵּ֥לֶד יֽוֹם
2	יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ
3	כֹּֽבֶד אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם
4	אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה
5	ט֭וֹבָה תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת
6	נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא
7	נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק
8	כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ
9	שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח לֵ֑בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת נָֽפֶשׁ
10	רֵֽעֲךָ֨ ורעה וְרֵ֪עַ אָבִ֡יךָ אַֽל תַּעֲזֹ֗ב וּבֵ֥ית אָחִ֗יךָ אַל תָּ֭בוֹא בְּי֣וֹם אֵידֶ֑ךָ ט֥וֹב שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝ר֗וֹב מֵאָ֥ח רָחֽוֹק
11	חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר
12	עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ
13	קַח בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ
14	מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָרַךְ Meaning * To kneel * To bless God as an act of adoration * To bless man as a benefit * Sometimes, to curse Verb, appearing approximately 330 times in the Old Testament. The word בָרַךְ marks important moments of covenant, worship, inheritance and hope.Genesis 1:28Psalm 103:1Numbers 6:24 רֵעֵ֨הוּ בְּק֣וֹל גָּ֭דוֹל בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב לֽוֹ
15	דֶּ֣לֶף ט֭וֹרֵד בְּי֣וֹם סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה
16	צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ צָֽפַן ר֑וּחַplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ hebrew Meaning: * Wind * Breath * Spirit Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament. Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1 וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣וֹ יִקְרָֽא
17	בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי רֵעֵֽהוּ
18	נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples שָׁמַר Meaning: * To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament. Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19 אֲדֹנָ֣יו יְכֻבָּֽד
19	כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽבplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם
20	שְׁא֣וֹל ואבדה וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה וְעֵינֵ֥י הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה
21	מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽוֹ
22	אִ֥ם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הָאֱוִ֨יל בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָ֭רִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִ֑י לֹא תָס֥וּר מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ
23	יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… לַעֲדָרִֽים
24	כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר דור וָדֽוֹר
25	גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂב֥וֹת הָרִֽים
26	כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים
27	וְדֵ֤י חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ לְלֶ֣חֶם בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ