Proverbs 27:1 (ASV)
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:2 (ASV)
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.

Proverbs 27:3 (ASV)
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.

Proverbs 27:4 (ASV)
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Proverbs 27:5 (ASV)
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

Proverbs 27:6 (ASV)
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Proverbs 27:7 (ASV)
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Proverbs 27:8 (ASV)
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

Proverbs 27:9 (ASV)
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend `that cometh' of hearty counsel.

Proverbs 27:10 (ASV)
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Proverbs 27:11 (ASV)
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Proverbs 27:12 (ASV)
A prudent man seeth the evil, `and' hideth himself; `But' the simple pass on, `and' suffer for it.

Proverbs 27:13 (ASV)
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge `that is surety' for a foreign woman.

Proverbs 27:14 (ASV)
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

Proverbs 27:15 (ASV)
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

Proverbs 27:16 (ASV)
He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

Proverbs 27:17 (ASV)
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:18 (ASV)
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

Proverbs 27:19 (ASV)
As in water face `answereth' to face, So the heart of man to man.

Proverbs 27:20 (ASV)
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

Proverbs 27:21 (ASV)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is `tried' by his praise.

Proverbs 27:22 (ASV)
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

Proverbs 27:23 (ASV)
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, `And' look well to thy herds:

Proverbs 27:24 (ASV)
For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations?

Proverbs 27:25 (ASV)
The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

Proverbs 27:26 (ASV)
The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

Proverbs 27:27 (ASV)
And `there will be' goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
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