Proverbs

Proverbs 27

Various maxims and observations of Solomon, collected by the men of Hezekiah, about kings, and other subjects of both private and public concern.

1BOAST not ^athyself of ¹to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

a Ja. 4.13,14. 2Co. 6.2. Ps. 95.7. Lu. 12.19,20. Is. 56.12.

2^bLet another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

b ch. 25.27. 2Co. 10.12,18; 12.11.

3A stone is ²heavy, and the sand weighty; ^cbut a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.

c Da. 3.19. 1Jn. 3.12. Ac. 12.2,3.

4³Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before ⁴envy?

5^dOpen rebuke is better than secret love.

d ch. 28.23. Mat. 18.15. 1Ti. 5.20. Le. 19.17. Ga. 2.11.

6^eFaithful are the wounds of a friend; ^fbut the kisses of an enemy are ⁵deceitful.

e Ps. 141.5. Le. 19.17. Mat. 18.15. f ch. 10.18; 7.13; 26.23-26. 2Sa. 20.9.

7The ^gfull soul ⁶loatheth an honeycomb; ^hbut to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

g Mat. 9.12. Am. 8.5. h Job 6.7. 2Ki. 4.39-44. Jn. 6.9.

8As ⁱa bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

i Job 39.14-16. Is. 16.2. ch. 21.16.

9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: ^jso doth the sweetness of a man's friend ⁷by hearty counsel.

j Ac. 28.15. 2Co. 2.15.

10^kThine 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.

k Am. 1.9. ch. 18.24; 19.7; 17.17. Ob. 12-14.

11^lMy son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

l ch. 10.1; 23.15,16,24,25; 15.20. Ps. 127.5.

12A ^mprudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but ⁿthe simple pass on, and are punished.

m Ps. 57.1-3. ch. 22.3; 18.10. Is. 26.20; 32.2. Ju. 16. n ch. 1.4.

13^oTake his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a ^*strange woman.

o ch. 20.16; 22.26,27; 6.1-4; 11.15; 17.18. Ex. 22.26.

14He ^pthat blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

p Ac. 12.22,23. 1Ki. 22.6. Ps. 12.2. ch. 26.25; 10.18.

15A ^qcontinual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

q ch. 19.13; 21.9,19; 25.24.

16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which ^r*bewrayeth itself.

r Mat. 26.73.

17Iron sharpeneth iron; ^sso a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

s Ac. 15.39; 18.4; 28.15. He. 10.24.

18^tWhoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he ^uthat waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

t 1Co. 9.7,13. Ca. 8.12. u Mar. 10.43. Col. 3.22. 1Pe. 2.18,21. Ps. 123.2. Mat. 24.42,47. 1Sa. 2.30. Jn. 12.26.

19As in water face answereth to face, ^vso the heart of man to man.

v Ge. 6.5. Ro. 8.7. Ps. 33.15.

20^wHell and destruction are ⁸never full; so ^xthe eyes of man are never satisfied.

w ch. 30.15,16. Hab. 2.5. x Ec. 1.8. 1Jn. 2.16.

21As ^ythe ^*fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

y ch. 17.3. Job 28.1. Zec. 13.9.

22^zThough thou shouldest ^*bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

z Is. 1.5. Je. 5.3; 6.29; 13.23. 2Ch. 28.22. Ex. 7-14. ch. 23.35.

23Be ^athou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and ⁹look well to thy herds.

a Ge. 31.38,39; 33.13. 1Ch. 27.29-31. 2Ch. 32.29.

24^bFor ¹⁰riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure ¹¹to every generation?

b Ja. 1.10,11. Zec. 1.5. 2Pe. 1.13,14. Ec. 1.2. He. 13.14.

25The ^chay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.

c Ps. 104.14,15. ch. 6.8; 10.5. Lu. 19.42. Jn. 9.4.

26The ^dlambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.

d Job 31.20. Eze. 27.21.

27^eAnd thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the ¹²maintenance for thy maidens.

e Mat. 6.33. 1Ti. 6.8. He. 13.5. ch. 30.8,9.