The Holy Bible
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Proverbs 27 : 1 - 27
Chapter 27
1 | Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
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2 | Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; A stranger, and not your own lips.
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3 | A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool's wrath is heavier than both of them.
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4 | Wrath is cruel and anger a torrent, But who is able to stand before jealousy?
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5 | Open rebuke is better Than love carefully concealed.
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6 | Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
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7 | A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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8 | Like a bird that wanders from its nest Is a man who wanders from his place.
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9 | Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man's friend gives delight by hearty counsel.
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10 | Do not forsake your own friend or your father's friend, Nor go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity; Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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11 | My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him who reproaches me.
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12 | A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.
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13 | Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
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14 | He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It will be counted a curse to him.
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15 | A continual dripping on a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
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16 | Whoever restrains her restrains the wind, And grasps oil with his right hand.
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17 | As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
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18 | Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored.
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19 | As in water face reflects face, So a man's heart reveals the man.
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20 | Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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21 | The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.
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22 | Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
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23 | Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, And attend to your herds;
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24 | For riches are not forever, Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
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25 | When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
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26 | The lambs will provide your clothing, And the goats the price of a field;
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27 | You shall have enough goats' milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.
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