Proverbs
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27:1
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs
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27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
Proverbs
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27:3
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath [is] heavier than them both.
Proverbs
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27:4
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy?
Proverbs
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27:5
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love.
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27:6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
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27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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27:8
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
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27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Proverbs
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27:10
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.
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.
Proverbs
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27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
Proverbs
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27:12
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
Proverbs
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27:13
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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27:14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
Proverbs
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27:15
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
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27:16
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].
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27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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27:18
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Proverbs
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27:19
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
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27:20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
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27:21
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise.
Proverbs
Pro
27:22
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, [yet] will not his foolishness depart from him.
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27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.
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27:24
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?
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27:25
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
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27:26
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
The lambs [are] for thy clothing, and the goats [are] the price of the field.
Proverbs
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27:27
And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
