Pro 27 | ABEn | STEP | Do not boast concerning the things for tomorrow! for you do not know what [ 3 shall give birth 1 the 2 coming day ].

Proverbs 27

CHAPTER 27 Become Wise

1 Do not boast concerning the things for tomorrow! for you do not know what [³shall give birth ¹the ²coming day]. 2 Let [³laud ⁴you ¹the ²one near]! and not your mouth; a stranger, and not your lips. 3 [²is heavy ¹A stone], and [²hard to bear ¹sand]; but the anger of a fool is heavier than both. 4 [²is unmerciful ¹Rage], and [²is sharp ¹anger], but no one stands before jealousy. 5 [³is better than ²reproofs ¹Revealing] hiding friendship. 6 More worthy of trust are wounds of a friend, than voluntary kisses of an enemy. 7 A soul [²in ³fullness ¹being ⁵honeycombs ⁴mocks]; but to a soul lacking, even the bitter things [²sweet ¹appear]. 8 As a bird whenever it flies down from out of its own nest; so a man is enslaved whenever he estranges himself from out of his own places. 9 Perfumes, and wines, and incenses make [²happy ¹the heart]; [³breaks down ¹but ⁴by ⁵adverse incidents ²the soul]. 10 [²friend ¹Your] or [²friend ¹paternal] you should not abandon; but to the house of your brother you should not enter in adversity; better a friend near, than a brother [²far ¹living]. 11 [²wise ¹Become], O son! that [³should gladden ⁴me ¹the ²heart]. And turn [³from ⁴you ¹reviling ²words]! 12 A clever man, of evils coming along, conceals himself; but fools coming along, [²a penalty ¹shall pay]. 13 Remove his garment! [³passed by ¹for ²an insulting man], the one who [²a stranger's goods ¹lays waste]. 14 Who ever shall bless a friend in the morning with a great voice, [⁴from one cursing ¹shall not ³to differ ²seem]. 15 Drops of rain [⁴shall cast ⁵a man ¹on ²a day ³of winter] from out of his house; likewise also [²wife ¹a reviling] drives a man from out of his own house. 16 The north [²is hard ¹wind], [³by name ¹but ⁴fittingly ²is called]. 17 Iron [²iron ¹sharpens]; and a man sharpens the face of his companion. 18 The one who plants a fig-tree shall eat the fruits of it; and the one who guards his own master shall be esteemed. 19 As [²are not ³likened ¹faces] to other faces, so not even are the hearts [²to other men's ¹likened]. 20 Hades and destruction are not filled up; likewise also the eyes of the [²man ¹insatiable]. [³is an abomination ⁴to the lord ¹One fixing ²the eye], and the uninstructed ones are immoderate in tongue. 21 Proving silver and gold is through burning by fire; but a man is tried by the mouth of ones lauding him. 22 If you whip a fool in the midst of a sanhedrin, dishonoring him, in no way shall [²be removed ¹his folly]. 23 Knowingly, you shall recognize things concerning the lives of your flock, and you shall set [²over ¹your heart] your herds. 24 For [⁵are not ⁶into ⁷the ⁸eon ⁴to a man ¹might ²and ³strength]; nor does he deliver it up from generation to generation. 25 Care for the [²in ³the ⁴field ¹green things]! and you shall shear the herbage; and gather together grass of the mountainous area! 26 that you should have sheep's wool for clothes. Esteem the field! that there might be lambs for you. 27 O son, [⁴from ⁵me ¹you have ³sayings ²strong] for your life, and for the life of your attendants.